194 JOURNEY TO THE SHORES 



ing Tobin's Falls, the river expands to the 

 breadth of five hundred yards, and its 

 banks are well wooded with pines, poplars, 

 birch, and willows. Many tracks of moose- 

 deer and wolves were observed near the 

 encampment. 



On the 23d the sky was generally over- 

 cast, and there were several snow-showers. 

 We saw two wolves and some foxes cross 

 the river in the course of the day, and 

 passed many tracks of the moose and red 

 deer. Soon after we had encamped the 

 snow fell heavily, which was an advantage 

 to us after we had retired to rest, by its 

 affording an additional covering to our 

 blankets. The next morning, at breakfast 

 time, two men arrived from Carlton on their 

 way to Cumberland. Having the benefit 

 of their track, we were enabled, to our 

 great joy, to march at a quick pace without 

 snow-shoes. My only regret was, that the 

 party proceeded too fast to allow of Mr. 

 Back's halting occasionally, to note the 

 bearings of the points, and delineate the 



