10 JOURNEY TO THE SHORES 



its western direction, as far as I could see 

 from the summit of the highest mountain 

 near the encampment. We subsequently 

 learned from the Copper Indians, that the 

 part at which we had crossed the river was 

 the Congecatka-wha-chaga of Hearne, of 

 which I had little idea at the time, not only 

 from the difference of latitude, but also 

 from its being so much farther east of the 

 mouth of the Copper-Mine River, than his 

 track is laid down; he only making one 

 degree and three quarters' difference of 

 longitude, and we upwards of four. Had I 

 been aware of the fact, several days' ha- 

 rassing march, and a disastrous accident, 

 would have been prevented by keeping on 

 the western side of the lake, instead of 

 crossing the river. We were informed also 

 that this river is the Anatessy or River of 

 Strangers, and is supposed to fall into 

 Bathurst's Inlet ; but although the Indians 

 have visited its mouth, their description was 

 not sufficient to identify it with any of the 

 rivers whose mouths we had seen. It pro- 

 bably discharges itself in that part of the 



