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diately above the river, whose summits were covered with 

 snow ; South-West half a mile, South a quarter of a mile, 

 South-East one third of a mile, South-South- West half a 

 mile. Here are several islands, we then veered to West 

 by South a third of a mile, South-South-East a sixth of a 

 mile. On the right, the land is high, rocky, and covered 

 with wood, West-South-West one mile, a small river 

 running in from the South-East, South-West half a mile, 

 South three quarters of a mile, South-West half a mile, 

 South by West half a mile. Here a rocky point protrudes 

 from the left, and narrows the river to an hundred yards ; 

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

 mile. The current now was very strong, but perfectly 

 safe, South-East by South an eighth of a mile, West by 

 North one third of a mile, South by West a twelfth of a mile, 

 South-West one fourth of a mile. Here the high land termi- 

 nates on one side of the river, while rocks rise to a consi- 

 derable height immediately above the Other, and the channel 

 widens to an hundred and fifty yards, West by South one 

 mile. The river now narrows again between rocks of a mo- 

 derate height, North-North-East an eighth of a mile, 

 veered to South-West an eighth of a mile, South and South* 

 West half a mile. The country appeared to be low, as far 

 as I could judge of it from the canoe, as the view is con- 

 fined by woods at the distance of about an hundred yards 

 from the banks. Our course continued West by North 

 two miles, North half a mile, North-West a quarter of a 

 mile, South-West two miles, North-West three quarters 

 of a mile ; when a ridge of land appeared in this direction, 

 West one mile. A small river flowed in from the North, 

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

 South- West two miles and an half, South-East three 

 quarters of a mile ; a rivulet lost itself in the main stream, 

 West -North- West half a mile. Here the current slack- 

 ened, and we proceeded South-South- West three quarters 

 of a mile, South-West three quarters of a mile, South by 

 East three quarters of a mile, South-East by East one 

 mile, when it veered gradually to West-North-West half 

 a mile ; the river being full of islands. We proceeded 

 due North, with little current, the river presenting a beauti- 

 ful sheet of water for a mile and an half, South-West by 

 West one mile, West-North- West one mile, when it 

 veered round to South-East one mile, West by North 

 one mile, South-East one mile, West by North tlSree 



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