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derately high and scantily covered with 

 wood. We afterwards twice carried the 

 cargoes along its banks to avoid a very 

 stony rapid, and then crossed the first Carp 

 Portage in longitude 114° 2' 01" W., varia- 

 tion of the compass 32° 30' 40" E., and 

 encamped on the borders of Lower Carp 

 Lake. 



The chief having told us that this was a 

 good lake for fishing, we determined on 

 halting for a day or two to recruit our men, 

 of whom three were lame, and several 

 others had swelled legs. The chief himself 

 went forward to look after the hunters, and 

 promised to make a fire as a signal if they 

 had killed any rein-deer. All the Indians 

 had left us in the course of yesterday and 

 to-day to seek these animals, except the 

 guide Keskarrah. 



August 10. — The nets furnishing only 

 four carp, we embarked for the purpose of 

 searching for a better spot, and encamped 

 again on the shores of the same lake. The 

 spirits of the men were much revived by 

 seeing some recent traces of rein-deer at 



