1 34 JOURNEY TO THE SHORES 



now of little importance, as the acquisition 

 of meat we had made would enable us to 

 proceed without more delay to Slave Lake. 

 The poisson inconnu, mentioned by Mac- 

 kenzie, is found here. It is a species of 

 the genus Salmo, and is said by the In- 

 dians to ascend from the Arctic Sea, but 

 being unable to pass the cascade of the 

 Slave River is not found higher than this 

 place. In the evening a violent thunder- 

 storm came on with heavy rain, thermome- 

 ter 70°. 



At a very early hour on the following 

 morning we embarked, and continued to 

 paddle against a very strong wind and high 

 waves, under the shelter of the bank of the 

 rivers, until two P.M., when having ar- 

 rived at a more exposed part of the stream, 

 the canoes took in so much water that we 

 were obliged to disembark on a small is- 

 land. The river here is from one mile and 

 a quarter to one mile and three quarters 

 wide. Its banks are of moderate height, 

 sandy, and well wooded. 



July 24. — We made more progress, not- 



