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this place, which circumstance caused them 

 to cherish the hope of soon getting a sup- 

 ply of meat from the hunters. They were 

 also gratified by finding abundance of blue 

 berries near the encampment, which made 

 an agreeable and substantial addition to 

 their otherwise scanty fare. We were 

 teased by sand-flies this evening, although 

 the thermometer did not rise above 45°. 

 The country through which we had tra- 

 velled for some days consists principally of 

 granite, intermixed in some spots with mica- 

 slate, often passing into clay-slate. "But 

 the borders of Lower Carp Lake, where the 

 gneiss formation prevails, are composed oi 

 hills, having less altitude, fewer precipices; 

 and more rounded summits. The valleys 

 are less fertile, containing a gravelly soil 

 and fewer trees; so that the country has 

 throughout a more barren aspect. 



August 11. — Having caught sufficient 

 trout, white-fish, and carp, yesterday and 

 this morning, to afford the party two hearty 

 meals, and the men having recovered theii 

 fatigue, we proceeded on our journey 



