28 JOURNAL OF A VOYAGE THROUGH THE

1789. courfe was twenty-one miles; and on founding we found nine fathoms
water. We then proceeded Welt-North-Weit nine miles, and paffed a
river upon the South-Eaft fide; we founded, and found twelve fathoms;
and then we went North-Welt by Weft three miles. Here I loft my
lead, which had faftened at the bottom, with part of the line, the current
running fo ftrong that we could not clear it with eight paddles, and:the
ftrength of the line, which was equal to four paddles. Continued, North
by Welt five miles, and faw an high mountain, bearing South from us ; 5
we then PERE North- Weft by North four tiles We now REE a

Wek. At one o'clock. theron came on coma and ranges saith ead
and rain, which ceafed in about half an hour, and-left us.almoft de-

luged with wet, as we did not land. There were. great quantities. of
ice along the banks of the river.

We Janded.upon.a {mall ifland, where there were the poles of four
lodges ftanding, which, we concluded to have belonged to the Knifti-
neaux, on their war excurfions, fix or feven years ago. This courfe was
fifteen miles Weft, to where the river of the Mountain falls in from
the Southward. | It appears, to. be a very large river, whofe mouth is
half a mile broad. About fix miles further a {mall river flows in the
fame direétion; and our whole courfe was twenty-four miles. We
landed oppofite to an ifland, the mountains to the Southward being in
fight. As our canoe was deeply laden, and: being alfo in daily ex-
pectation of coming to the rapids or. fall, which we had been taught to
confider with apprehenfion, we concealed two bags of pemican in the: ,
oppofite ifland, in the hope that they would be of future fervice to us.

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