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North one twelfth of a mile, where a small river flowed 

 in from the left, South-East by East one twelfth of a mile, 

 South by East a quarter of a mile, South-East one eighth 

 of a mile, East one twelfth of a mile, North-East by 

 North a quarter of a mile, South half a mile, South-East 

 by South ohe eighth of a mile, North-East one fourth of 

 a mile, South-East by East, and South-East by South 

 one third of a mile, East-South-East, and North-North- 

 East one third of a mile, and South by West, East and 

 East-North-East one eighth of a mile. 



Here we quitted the main branchy which, according to 

 the information of our guide, terminates at a short dis- 

 tance, where it is supplied by the snow which covers the 

 mountains. In the same direction is a valley which 

 appears to be of very great depth, and is full of snow, 

 that rises nearly to the height of the land, and forms a re- 

 servoir of itself sufficient to furnish a river whenever 

 there is a moderate degree of heat. The branch which 

 we left was not, at this time, more than ten yards broad, 

 while that which we entered was still less. Here the cur- 

 rent was very trifling, and the channel so meandering, 

 that we sometimes found it difficult to work the canoe for- 

 ward. The straight course from this to the entrance of 

 a small lake or pond, is about East one mile. This en- 

 trance by the river into the lake was almost choaked up by 

 a quantity of drift-wood, which appeared to me to be an 

 extraordinary circumstance ; but I afterwards found that 

 it falls down from the mountains. The water, however, 

 was so high, that the country v;as entirely overflowed, 

 and we passed with the canoe among the branches of trees. 

 The principal wood along the banks is spruce, intermixed 

 with a few white birch, growing on detached spots, the 

 intervening spaces being covered with willow and alder. 

 We advanced about a mile in the lake, and took up our 

 station for the night at an old Indian encampment. Here 

 we expected to meet with natives, but were disappointed: 

 but our guide encouraged us with the hope of seeing some 

 on the morrow. We saw beaver in the course of the af- 

 ternoon, but did not discharge our pieces, from fear of 

 alarming the inhabitants; there were also swans in great 

 numbers, with geese and ducks, which we did not disturb 

 for the same reason. We observed also the tracks of 

 moose-deer that had crossed the river ; and wild parsnips 

 grew here in abundance, which have been already men- 



