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mayed, we broke camp early, and bidding good-bye to 
the last vestige of growing timber to be seen, continued 
down the river toward the frozen lake. Four more 
rapids were passed, and about 10 am., retarded by a 
strong east wind, we went ashore on a little island in 
the broad mouth of the river. Here we built another 
cairn of rocks, upon which was painted, with red enamel, 
the latitude of the spot and the date and name of the 
expedition. 
In the afternoon, the wind having moderated, we 
started out for the mainland to the north. We followed 
it for some miles to the eastward, and then struck across 
to a long point, which appeared to be the outermost 
point of the river shore. Up to this time we had seen 
nothing of the ice-field, but here it was, tight in against 
the shore and defying farther advance by canoe. To- 
wards the edge of the pack the ice was much broken 
and honey-combed, but it was far too heavy to be tackled 
by canoes or even stout boats. It was decided, there- 
fore, to turn into what we supposed was a bay just 
passed, and from the shore get a view of the pack. We 
had no sooner altered our course than a deer was sighted 
close by, shot, and taken on board for fresh meat. It 
was found that the point was that of a long island, and 
that the supposed bay was a channel through which we 
might pass unobstructed by ice. 
By this time, however, the wind was again blowing 
strongly, and a cold heavy rain setting in drove us to 
camp. During the night the wind increased to a gale, 
accompanied by torrents of rain, which flooded the 
tents and saturated our clothing and blankets. Not 
a vestige of fuel was to be found in the country, but 
