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village who had come over to pay us an early morning 
call, before we should finally leave their shores. They 
all held in their hands nicknacks of one kind or another 
which they were anxious to trade, chiefly for needles, 
and some would have come in and made themselves at 
home had I not dismissed them until we were dressed 
and ready to do business at a little greater distance from 
our blankets, which we were desirous should be inhabited 
only by ourselves. Later, a few fishing-lines, spoons and 
such trifles were purchased. 
As soon as possible, the wind happily being fair, our 
canoes were loaded, and with many “tabowetings ” to the 
natives and a hurrah for Baker Lake, we started out to 
the eastward along the north shore. But soon the wind 
grew strong and caused such a high sea to run that 
we were forced to seek shelter, which we found in the 
mouth of asmall river. We had then made fourteen miles. 
Here we waited, hoping that toward evening the wind 
might moderate, but on the contrary it grew worse, 
so on the lee-side of a bluff poimt camp was pitched to 
afford us shelter from the cold piercing blast. A high 
wind continued all night and during the following 
day, when it was accompanied by snow and sleet. The 
temperature was so low that the fresh-water ponds 
were frozen over. Such a condition of climate, together 
with a small and rapidly diminishing stock of pro- 
visions, made us chafe at the delay; but on the morning 
of the 5th we were enabled to launch, and during the 
day made a good run of about forty miles. The shore 
of the lake consisted chiefly of Laurentian rock, from 
150 to 300 feet in height, but at some places broad low 
