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mile, East-North-East half a mile, North-East two mjles, 

 North-East by East two miles and a quarter, South-East 

 by East a quarter of a mile ; a rivulet from the left ; East 

 by North a mile and an half, East by South one mile, 

 East-North-East one mile and three quarters ; a river on 

 the right ; North-North-East three quarters of a mile, 

 North- East a mile and an half. North-East by East a mile 

 and a quarter, East-North-East half a mile, and North- 

 East by North half a mile. Here we landed at our en- 

 campment of the 27th of June, from whence I dispatched 

 a letter in an empty keg, as was mentioned in that period 

 of my journal, which set forth our existing state, pro- 

 gress, and expectation. 



Tuesday 20. Though the weather-was clear, we could 

 not embark this morning before five, as there was a rapid 

 very near us, which required day-light to run it, that we 

 might not break our canoe on the rocks. The baggage we 

 were obliged to carry. Our course was North by East a 

 mile and an half, North-North-East a mile and an half 

 down another rapid on the West side ; it requires great 

 care to keep directly between the eddy current, and that 

 which was driving down with so much impetuosity. We 

 then proceeded North-North- West, a river from the 

 right ; a mile and a quarter, North-North-East a mile, 

 and an half; a river from the left; North one mile and 

 three quarters, North-East two miles, North-East by 

 East two miles and a quarter, East by North one mile, 

 North-East by East four miles, a river from the left, and 

 East by South a mile and an half. Here was our encampr 

 ment on the 26th of May, beyond which it would be al- 

 together superfluous for me to take the courses, as they 

 are inserted in their proper places. 



As we continued our voyage, our attention was attract- 

 ed by the appearance of an Indian encampment. We ac- 

 cordingly landed, and found there had been five fires, and 

 within that number of days, so that there must have been 

 some inhabitants in the neighbourhood, though we were 

 not so fortunate as to see them. It appeared that they had 

 killed a number of animals, and fled in a state of alarm, 

 as three of their canoes were left carelessly on the beach, 

 and their paddles laying about in disorder. We soon af- 

 ter came to the carrying-place called the Portage de la 

 Montagne de Roche. Here I had a meridian altitude, 

 which made the latitude 56. £> 51. North. 



