North-West Continent of America. 



Monday 7V We were on the water at five this morning, 

 with an head wind, accompanied by successive showers. 

 At three in the afternoon we ran the canoe on a stump, 

 and it filled with water before she could be got to land. 

 Two hours were employed in repairing her, and at seven 

 in the evening we took our station for the night. 



Tuesday 8. We renewed our voyage at half past four 

 in a thick mist which lasted till nine, when it cleared away, 

 and fine weather succeeded. At three in the afternoon 

 we came to the first carrying place, Portage des Noyes, 

 and encamped at the upper end of it to dry our clothes, 

 some of which were almost rotten. 



Wednesday 9. We embarked at five in the morning, 

 and our canoe was damaged on the men's shoulders who 

 were bearing it over the carrying-place, called Portage du 

 Chetique. The guide repaired her, however, while the 

 other men were employed in carrying the baggage. The 

 canoe was gummed at the carrying-place, named the Port- 

 age de la Montagne. After having passed the carrying 

 places, we encamped at the Dog River, at half past four 

 in the afternoon, in a state of great fatigue. The canoe 

 was again gummed, and paddles were made to replace 

 those that had been broken in ascending the rapids. A 

 swan was the only animal we killed throughout the day. r 



Thursday 10. There was rain and violent wind during 

 the night: in the morning the former subsided and the 

 latter increased. At half past five we continued our course 

 with a North- Westerly wind. At seven we hoisted sail : 

 in the forenoon there were frequent showers of rain and 

 hail, and in the afternoon two showers of snow : the wind 

 was at this time very strong, and at six in the evening we 

 landed at a lodge of Knisteneaux, consisting of three men 

 and five women and children. They were on their return 

 from war, and one of them was very sick : they separated 

 from the rest of their party in the enemy's country, from 

 absolute hunger. After this separation, they met with a 

 family of the hostile tribe, whom they destroyed. They 

 were entirely ignorant of the fate of their friends, but ima- 

 gined, that they had returned to the Peace River, or had 

 perished for want of food. I gave medicine to the sick,* 



* This man bad conceived an idea, that the people with whom he 

 Tiad been at war, had thrown medicine at him, which had caused his 

 present complaint, and that he despaired of recovery. The natives 

 are so superstitious, that this idea alone was sufficient to kill him. Of 



