2i JOURNEY TO THE SHORES 



possession of provision for the next day. 

 Besides we had taken the precaution of 

 bringing away the skin of the deer to eat 

 when the meat should fail. The tempera- 

 ture at six P.M. was 30°. 



We started at seven next morning and 

 marched until ten, when the appearance of 

 a few willows peeping through the snow 

 induced us to halt and breakfast. Recom- 

 mencing the journey at noon, we passed 

 over a more rugged country, where the 

 hills were separated by deep ravines, whose 

 steep sides were equally difficult to descend 

 and to ascend, and the toil and suffering we 

 experienced were greatly increased. 



The party was quite fatigued when we 

 encamped, having come ten miles and three 

 quarters. We observed many summer 

 deer roads, and some recent tracks. Some 

 marks that had been put up by the Indians 

 were also noticed. We have since learned 

 that this is a regular deer pass, and on that 

 account annually frequented by the Copper 

 Indians. The lake is called by them 

 Contwoy-to, or Rum Lake ; in consequence 



