Harmon's journal. 



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Friday, 7. Fort Duncan, at the north end of 

 Lake JVipigon. The surrounding country is very 

 rough; but where the ground is arable, the 

 soil appears to be good.— Moose and cariboo 

 are found in this vicinity ; and there are, also, a 

 few black bears, beavers, otters, muskrats, mar- 

 tins, &c. Great numbers of white fish are taken 

 out of the lake, particularly in the fall of the year. 

 These are hung up by their tails, in the open air, 

 and are preserved good, in a frozen state, during 

 the winter. Most people prefer those that have 

 been thus kept, to fish that are taken immediately 

 out of the water. 



Sunday, 9. In the morning, we sent off three 

 canoes, and in the after part of the day, some of 

 the people returned, with the melancholy intelli- 

 gence, that one of their companions was drowned, 

 in going up a small rapid. The canoe overset, 

 and most of the property on board, was lost. The 

 other persons, who were in it, saved themselves 

 by swimming to the shore. 



Thursday, 13. In the morning, Mr. Holdane, 

 the Doctor and myself, with our company, left fort 

 Duncan, where Mr. R. M c Kenzie will pass the 

 ensuing winter. There, also, we separated from 

 two Messrs. Camerons, whose route is northward, 

 towards Hudson's Bay, Our |*>urse is nearly 

 south west. 



