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over a steep sandy ridge, and found the 

 course of the rivulets running towards the 

 north and north-west. Our progress was 

 slow in the early part of the morning, and 

 we were detained for two hours on the 

 summit of a hill exposed to a very cold 

 wind, whilst our guide went in an unsuc- 

 cessful pursuit of some rein-deer. After 

 walking a few miles farther the fog cleared 

 away, and Keskarrah pointed out the Cop- 

 per-Mine River at a distance, and we 

 pushed towards it with all the speed we 

 could put forth. At noon we arrived at an 

 arm of Point Lake, an extensive expansion 

 of the river, and observed the latitude 65° 

 9' 06'' N. We continued our walk along 

 the south end of this arm for about a mile 

 farther, and then halted to breakfast amidst 

 I a cluster of pines. Here the longitude, 

 !ll2° 57' 25", was observed. After break- 

 fast we set out and walked along the east 

 side of the arm towards the main body of 

 the lake, leaving Samandre to prepare an 

 | encampment amongst the pines against our 

 return. We found the main channel deep, 



