210 JOURNEY TO THE SHORES 



that on which we sat out ; and I received 

 from them the following account of their 

 journey. 



They proceeded up the Winter River to 

 the north end of the Little Marten Lake, 

 and then the guide, being unacquainted 

 with the route by water to the Copper- 

 Mine River, proposed that the canoe should 

 be left. Upon this they ascended the lof- 

 tiest hill in the neighbourhood, to examine 

 whether they could discover any large 

 lakes, or water communication in the direc- 

 tion where the guide described the river to 

 be. They only saw a small rivulet, which 

 was too shallow for the canoe, and also 

 wide of the course ; and as they perceived 

 the crew would have to carry it over a 

 rugged hilly track, they judiciously decided 

 on leaving it, and proceeding forward on 

 foot. Having deposited the canoe among 

 a few dwarf birch bushes, they commenced 

 their march, carrying their tents, blankets, 

 cooking utensils, and a part of the dried 

 meat. St. Germain, however, had pre- 

 viously delineated with charcoal, a man and 



