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any market in the State. On a small isle, covered with 
this kind of rush, or cut grass, on which we landed, to con¬ 
sult about our further course, we noticed the recent track 
of a moose, a large, roundish hole, in the soft wet ground, 
evincing the great size and weight of the animal that 
made it. They are fond of the water, and visit all these 
island-meadows, swimming as easily from island to island 
as they make their way through the thickets on land. 
Now and then we passed what McCauslin called a poke- 
logan, an Indian term for what the drivers might have 
reason to call a poke-logs-in, an inlet that leads nowhere. 
If you get in, you have got to get out again the same 
way. These, and the frequent “ run-rounds ” which come 
into the river again, would embarrass an inexperienced 
voyager not a little. 
The carry around Pockwockomus Falls was exceed¬ 
ingly rough and rocky, the batteau having to be lifted 
directly from the water up four or five feet on to a rock, 
and launched again down a similar bank. The rocks on 
this portage were covered with the dents made by the 
spikes in the lumberers’ boots while staggering over 
under the weight of their batteaux; and you could see 
where the surface of some large rocks on which they 
had rested their batteaux was worn quite smooth with 
use. As it was, we had carried over but half, the usual 
portage at this place for this stage of the water, and 
launched our boat in the smooth wave just curving to 
the fall, prepared to struggle with the most violent rapid 
we had to encounter. The rest of the party walked over 
the remainder of the portage, while I remained with the 
boatmen to assist in warping up. One had to hold the 
boat while the others got in to prevent it from going 
over the falls. When we had pushed up the rapids as 
