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produce nothing but poplars, where none of that species of 

 tree were previously to be found. 



A stiff breeze from the Eastward drove us on at a great 

 i*ate under sail, in the same course, though obliged to wind 

 among islands. W e kept the North channel for about ten 

 miles, whose current is much stronger than that of the 

 South ; so that the latter is consequently the better road to 

 come up. Here the river widened, and the wind dying 

 away, we had recourse to our paddles. We kept our 

 course to the North- West, on the North side of the river, 

 which is here much wider, and assumes the form of a small 

 lake ; we could not, however, discover an opening in any 

 direction, so that we were at a loss what course to take, as 

 our Red-Knife Indian had never explored beyond our pre- 

 sent situation. He at the same time informed us that a 

 river falls in from the North, which takes its rise in the 

 Horn Mountain, now in sight, which is the country of the 

 Beaver Indians ; and that he and his relations frequently 

 meet on that river. He also added, that there are very 

 extensive plains on both sides of it, which abound in buf- 

 faloes and moose-deer. 



By keeping this course, we got into shallows, so that we 

 were forced to steer to the left, till we recovered deep 

 water, which we followed, till the channel of the river 

 opened on us to the southward ; we now made for the 

 shore, and encamped soon after Sun-set. Our course ought 

 to have been West fifteen miles, since we took to the pad- 

 dle, the Horn Mountains bearing from us North- West,, 

 and running North-North-East and South-South- West. 

 Our soundings, which were frequent during the course of 

 the day, were from three to six fathoms water. The hun- 

 ters killed two geese and a swan : it appeared, indeed, that 

 great numbers of fowls breed in the islands which we had 

 passed. 



Tuesday 30. At four this morning we got under way, 

 the weather being fine and calm. Our course was South- 

 West by South thirty-six miles. On the South side of 

 the river is a ridge of low mountains, running East and 

 West by compass. The Indians picked up a white goose, 

 which appeared to have been lately shot with an arrow, 

 and was quite fresh. We proceeded South- West by South 

 six miles, and then came to a bay On our left, which is full 

 of small islands, and appeared to be the entrance of a river 



