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out anxiety among the Esquimaux, for he 

 perceived no enemy could surprise us." 



After supper we retired to rest, but our 

 sleep was soon interrupted by the Indians 

 joining in loud lamentations over a sick 

 child, whom they supposed to be dying. 

 Dr. Richardson, however, immediately went 

 to the boy, and administered some medicine 

 which relieved his pain, and put a stop to 

 their mourning. The temperatures this 

 day were at four A.M. 54°, three P.M. 72°, 

 at seven P.M. 65°. 



On the 4th we crossed a small lake, and 

 passed in succession over the Blue Berry 

 Cascade, and Double Fall Portages, where 

 the river falls over ridges of rocks that 

 completely obstruct the passage for canoes. 

 We came to three strong rapids beyond 

 these barriers, which were surmounted by 

 the aid of the poles and lines, and then to a 

 bend of the river in which the cascades 

 were so frequent, that to avoid them we 

 carried the canoes into a chain of small 

 lakes. We entered them by a portage of 

 nine hundred and fifty paces, and during 

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