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which separates the streams that fall into 

 Winter Lake from those that flow to the 

 northward; and here we killed three deer. 

 Near the base of this ridge we crossed a 

 small but rapid stream, in which there is a 

 remarkable cascade of about fifty feet. 

 Some Indians joined us here, and gave 

 information respecting the situation of Dr. 

 Richardson's tent, which our hunters consi- 

 dered was sufficient for our guidance, and 

 therefore proceeded as quickly as they 

 could. We marched a few miles further in 

 the evening, and encamped among some 

 pines ; but the comfort of a good fire did 

 not compensate for the torment we suffered 

 from the host of musquitoes at this spot. 

 The temperature was 52°. 



We set off next morning at a very early 

 hour. The men took the course of Point 

 Lake, that they might use their sledges, but 

 the officers pursued the nearest route by 

 land to Dr. Richardson's tent, which we 

 reached at eleven A.M. It was on the 

 western side of an arm of the lake, and near 

 the part through which the Copper-Mine 



