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breadth of a mile towards the northern 

 extremity, and is there terminated by a 

 creek. We went up this creek for a short 

 distance, and then struck into the woods, 

 and encamped among a cluster of the firs, 

 which the Canadians term cypres, (pinus 

 Banksiana,) having come fourteen miles and 

 a half. 



February 16. — Shortly after commencing 

 the journey to-day, we met an Indian and 

 his family, who had come from the houses 

 at Green Lake ; they informed us the track 

 was well beaten the whole way. We there- 

 fore put forth our utmost speed in the hope 

 of reaching them by night, but were disap- 

 pointed, and had to halt at dark, about 

 twelve miles from them, in a fisherman's 

 hut, which was unoccupied. Frequent 

 showers of snow fell during the day, and 

 the atmosphere was thick and gloomy. 



We started at an early hour the following 

 morning, and reached the Hudson's Bay 

 Company's post to breakfast, and were 

 received very kindly by Mr. Mac Farlane, 

 the gentleman in charge. The other esta- 



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