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large lake, having come twelve miles. A 

 few dwarf birches afforded us but a scanty 

 fire, yet being sheltered from the wind by a 

 sandy bank, we passed the night comfort- 

 ably, though the temperature was 30°. A 

 number of geese passed over us to the 

 southward. We set off early next morning, 

 and marched at a tolerably quick pace. 

 The atmosphere w T as quite foggy, and our 

 view was limited to a short distance. At 

 noon the sun shone forth for a few minutes, 

 and the latitude 64° 57' 7" was observed. 

 The small streams that we had hitherto 

 crossed run uniformly to the southward. 



At the end of sixteen miles and a half we 

 encamped amongst a few dwarf pines, and 

 were much rejoiced at having a good fire, 

 as the night was very stormy and cold. 

 The thermometer fluctuated this day be- 

 tween 31° and 35°. Though the following 

 morning was foggy and rainy, we were not 

 sorry to quit the cold and uncomfortable 

 beds of rock upon which we had slept, and 

 commence our journey at an early hour. 

 After walking about three miles, we passed 



