240 JOURNEY TO THE SHORES 



Our march was ten miles. The weather 

 was very mild, almost too warm for the 

 exercise we were taking. 



We had a strong gale from the N. W. 

 during the night, which subsided as the 

 morning opened. One of the sledges had 

 been so much broken the day before in the 

 woods, that we had to divide its cargo 

 among the others. We started after this 

 had been arranged, and finding almost 

 immediately a firm track, soon arrived at 

 some Indian lodges to which it led. The 

 inhabitants were Crees, belonging to the 

 posts on the Saskatchawan, from whence 

 they had come to hunt beaver. We made 

 but a short stay, and proceeded through a 

 swamp to Pelican Lake. Our view to the 

 right was bounded by a range of lofty hills, 

 which extended for several miles in a north 

 and south direction, which, it may be re- 

 marked, was that of all the hilly land we 

 had passed since quitting the plain. 



Pelican Lake is of an irregular form, 

 about six miles from east to west, and eight 

 from north to south; it decreases to the 



