North-West Continent of America. 2T9 



Southern course, empties itself in 46. 20. North latitude, 

 and longitude 124. West from Greenwich. 



If I could have spared the time, and had been able to 

 exert myself, for I was now afflicted with a swelling in my 

 ancles, so that I could not even walk, but with great pain 

 and difficulty, it was my intention to have taken some sal- 

 mon alive, and colonised them in the Peace River, though 

 it is very doubtful whether that fish would live in waters 

 that have not a communication with the sea. 



Some of the inhabitants had been here since we passed ; 

 and I apprehend, that on seeing our road through their 

 country, they mistook us for enemies, and had therefore 

 deserted the place, which is a most convenient station ; as 

 on one side, there is great plenty of white fish, and trout, 

 jub, carp, &c. and on the other, abundance of salmon, and 

 probably other fish. Several things that I had left here in 

 exchange for articles of which I had possessed myself, as 

 objects of curiosity, were taken away. The whirtk -ber- 

 ries were now ripe, and very fine of their kind, 



Saturday 17. The morning was cloudy, and at five we 

 renewed our progress. We were compelled to carry from 

 the lake to the Peace River, the passage, from the falling 

 of the water, being wholly obstructed by drift-wood. The 

 meadow through which we passed was entirely inundated 5 

 and from the state of my foot and ancle f I was obliged., 

 though with great reluctance, to submit to be carried 

 over it. 



At half past seven we began to glide along with the 

 current of tbe Peace River ; and almost at every canoe's 

 length we perceived Beaver roads to and from the river. 

 At two in the afternoon, an object attracted our notice at 

 the entrance of a small river, which proved to be the four 

 beaver skins, already mentioned to have been presented to 

 me by a native, and left in his possession to receive them 

 on my return. I imagined, therefore, that being under 

 the necessity of leaving the river, or, perhaps, fearing to 

 meet us again, he had taken this method to restore them 

 to me ; and to reward his honesty, I left three times the 

 value of the skins in their place. The snow appeared in 

 patches on the mountains. At four in the afternoon we 

 passed the place where we found the first natives, and 

 landed for the night at a late hour. In the course of the 

 day we caught nine outards, or Canada geese, but they 

 were as yet without their feathers. 



