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bays, the entrance to the Telzoa (broad shallow river) 
was discovered. It was indeed a great, broad and rapid 
river, broken up into many shallow channels, whose 
waters seemed to have been, as it were, spilled over the 
edge of the lake in the lowest places. This was the 
river we had set out to explore, and with nothing more 
than conjectures as to where it would lead us, we pushed 
TELZOA RIVER. 
our canoes into the stream, and sped away to the north- 
ward. Landings were made when necessary to carry on 
the survey and examination of the country, but at other 
times the canoes were kept in the stream, and the men 
at the paddles. Many rapids were run, but our veteran 
steersman Pierre, with his skill, judgment and unflinch- 
ing nerve, was usually able to map out his course and 
