XXxiV A GENERAL HISTORY

Portage of the two rivers, which is about eight hundred and twenty

paces; from thence it is three leagues to the Décharge of the Trou,

‘which is three hundred paces. Near adjoining is the rapid of Levellier;

\from whence, including the rapids of Matawoen, where there is no

~ carrying-place, it is about thirty-fix miles to the forks of the fame name;

in latitude 463. North, and longitude 783. Welt, and is at the computed
diftance of four hundred miles from Montreal. At this place the Petite
Riviere falls into the Utawas. The latter comes in a North-Wefterly
direétion, forming feveral lakes in its courfe. The principal of them is
Lake Temefcamang, where there has always been a trading poft, which
may be faid to continue, by a fucceffion of rivers and lakes, upwards of
fifty leagues from the Forks, pafling near the waters of the Lake
Abbitiby, in latitude 484. which is received by the Moofe River, that
empties itfelf into James Bay.

The Petite Riviere takes a South-Welft diretion, is full of rapids and
cataraéts to its fource, and is not more than fifteen leagues in length, in
the courfe of which are the following interruptions—The Portage of
Plein Champ, three hundred and nineteen paces; the Décharge of the
Rofe, one hundred and forty-five paces; the Décharge of Campion, one
hundred and eighty-four paces; the Portage of the Groffe Roche, one
hundred and fifty paces; the Portage of Parefleux, four hundred and
two paces; the Portage of Priarie, two hundred and eighty-feven paces;
the Portage of La Cave, one hundred paces; Portage of Talon, two
hundred and feventy-five paces; which, for its length, is the worft on
the communication; Portage Pin de Mufique, four hundred and fifty-
fix paces, where many men have been crufhed to death by the

canoes,