JOURNAL 

 or 



A SECOND VOYAGE, &c. 



CHAPTER I. 



Leave Fort Chepewyan. Proceed to the Peace River. State 

 of the Lakes. Arrive at Peace Point. The reason as- 

 signed for its name. The weather cold. Arrive at the 

 Falls. Description of the country. Land at the Forty 

 called the The Old Establishment. The principal build- 

 ing destroyed by fire. Course of the river. Arrive at 

 another fort. Some account of the natives. Depart from 

 thence. Course of the river continued. Lt divides into 

 two branches. Prsceed along the principal one. Land 

 at the place of our winter's residence. Account of its cir- 

 cumstances and inhabitants, &c. Preparations for erect- 

 ing a fort, &c. £s?c. Table of the weather. Broke the 

 thermometer. Frost sets in. Description of birds. 



1792. m 



October 10. \ AIaving made every necessary preparation, 

 I left Fort Chepewyan, to proceed up the Peace River. I 

 had resolved to go as far as our most distant settlement, 

 which would occupy the remaining part of the season, it 

 being the route by which I proposed to attempt my next 

 discovery, across the mountains from the source of that 

 river ; for whatever distance I could reach this fall, would 

 be a proportionate advancement of my voyage. 



In consequence of this design, I left the establishment 

 of Fort Chepewyan, in charge of Mr. Roderic Mackenzie, 

 accompanied by two canoes laden with the necessary arti- 

 cles for trade : we accordingly steered West for one ot the 

 branches that communicates with the Peace River, called 

 the Pine River ; at the entrance of which we waited for 

 the other canoes, in order to take some supplies from 

 them, as I had reason to apprehend they would not be 

 able to keep up with us. We entered the Peace River at 



