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NORTH AMERICAN FAUNA. 



[NO. 27. 



Arm, of which it is a continuation. Several limestone hills stand on 

 its western shore. The trading post of Hislop and Xagle, built 

 on its eastern shore, is much resorted to by the Dogribs, who hunt 

 the extensive country to the northward. On July 31, being delayed 

 at the trading post, we did not reach the end of the lake, but early the 

 following da}^ v\'e entered Granclin River, vrhich flows into its 

 northern extremity. 



Grandin Eiver at its mouth is about 50 yards wide, and has a 

 rather strong current. The first rapid, where a portage of a few 

 dozen yards is made over a rock, is reached within a mile. About 2 

 miles above another fall is encountered, where also a portage was 

 made. Above here we continued to work our way slowly against the 

 current, having to propel the canoes entirely by the paddles, as the 

 shores are unfit for tracking. In the afternoon we paddled through 

 a small, marshy lake and passed the mouth of Marten River shortly 

 before camping. The next day we paddled through several marshy 

 lakes, above which we ascended a small rapid with the aid of the line 

 and soon afterwards reached a fork of the river. The right-hand 

 branch is followed by the Dogribs on their way to the Coppermine. 

 Our route hiy up the left fork. The shores here are Ioav and the chan- 

 nels narrow, winding-, and much obstructed by fallen trees. Above here 

 we paddled through several small, marshy ponds and portaged past 

 a small fall. VCe then passed through a rocky defile, above which 

 we made four portages, and ascended several small riffles with the 

 paddles or with the help of the line. 



On Augu-t 3 we avoided eight falls or rapids by making portages 

 and ascended several others with the line. At the last rapid, where 

 we encamped, the river rushes for a hundred yards through a rocky 

 gorge (see PL XY, fig. 2) . The spruce woods about here have escaped 

 the fires which have devastated most of this section. Some of the 

 small ponds and channels passed through were bordered by banks of 

 clay, clothed mainly with white birch. 



Continuing, on August 1- we ascended a small rapid with the line 

 and soon came to Hislop Lake, a fair-sized body of water with irregu- 

 lar shores. A conspicuous, well-wooded ridge bordered its northwest 

 shore. AVe crossed the lake diagonally and passed up its principal 

 feeder, a small, willow-bordered stream, very deep in some places 

 and in others much obstructed by bowlders. In the afternoon we 

 made two short portages and ascended several small riffles. Toward 

 evening we made a portage about half a mile long over a rocky ridge 

 to the right, cutting off a bend of the river which was evidently full 

 of rapids. The upper end of the j^ortage passed over a rocky hill 

 and ended with an abrupt descent to the water's edge. 



The next day, August 5, we soon reached a rapid, which we avoided 

 by a short portage on the left, embarking again on a small, rock- 



