74 JOURNEY TO THE SHORES 



bounded by woods. In the evening we 

 crossed the Swan Lake, about six miles in 

 breadth, and eight in length, and halted on 

 its south side for the night, twenty-four 

 miles S. S.W. of Cumberland House. 



At four in the morning of the 24th, we 

 continued the journey, and crossed some 

 creeks in the woods, and another large 

 swamp. These swamps are covered with 

 water in summer, to the depth of several 

 feet, which arises from the melted snow 

 from the higher grounds. The tracks of 

 foxes, wolves, wolverenes, and martens, 

 were very numerous. The people employed 

 in carrying meat, set traps on their way 

 out, and take possession of their captures 

 at their return, for which they receive a 

 sum from the Company, proportioned to 

 the value of the fur. 



In the evening we crossed the Goose 

 Lake, which is a little longer than Swan 

 Lake, and afterwards the River Sepanach, 

 a branch of the Saskatchawan, forming an 

 island extending thirty miles above, and 

 forty below Cumberland House. We 



