if i JOURNAL OF A VOYAGE THROUGH THE ae

#789: _ From hence our courfe was. North-North-Eaft two miles, when the
| . —H~— river appeared to be'enclofed, as it were, with lofty, perpendicular,
| white rocks, which did not afford us a very agreeable profpeét. We
now went on fhore in order to examine the rapid, but did not perceive
any figns of it, though the Indians flill continued to magnify its dangers:
however, as they ventured down it, in their fmall canoes, our appre-
i henfions were confequently removed, and we followed them at fome
diftance, but did not'find any increafe in the rapidity of the current;
at length the Indians informed us that we fhould find no other rapid
but that which was now bearing us along. The river at this place is
not above three hundred yards in breadth, but on founding I found

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fifty fathoms water. At the two rivulets that offer their tributary ftreams ~
from either fide, we found fix families, confifting of about thirty-five
perfons, who gave us an ample quantity of excellent fifh, which were,
however, confined to white fifh, the poiffon inconnu, and another of a
round form and greenifh colour, which was about fourteen inches in
length. We gratified them with a few prefents, and oe our

voyage. The men, however, followed us. in fifteen canoes.

This narrow channel is three miles long, and its courfe North-North-
i | Eaft. We then fteered North three miles,.and landed at an encamp-
ment of three or more families, containing twenty-two perfons, which

was fituated on the bank of a river, of a confiderable appearance, which

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, | | | came from the Eaftward. We obtained hares and partridges from thefe

a people, and prefented in return fuch articles as greatly delighted them.
ll cnitoail 0, PBOy y vecy rauch regretted that they had no goods or merchandize to

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exchange with us, as they had left them at a lake, from! whence the river
iffued,