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Poo calm. The night had been cold anda very heavy dew had fallen. At
‘-—.—~ nine we were obliged to land in order to gum the canoe, when the

Wednel. 5.

Thurfday 6.

Friday 7.

JOURNAL OF A VOYAGE THROUGH THE

weather became extremely warm. Numerous tracks of rein deer ap-
peared on the fide of the river. At half paft five we took our ftation
for the night, and fet the nets. The current was very ftrong all day,
and we found it very difficult to walk along the beach, from the large

ftones which were f{cattered over it.

_ We raifed our nets but had not the good fortune to take a fingle fifh.
The water was now become fo low that the eddy currents would not admit

of fetting them. The current had not relaxed its ftrength; and the dif-
ficulty. of walking along the beach was continued. The air was now
become fo cold, that our exercife, violent as it was, fearce kept us warm.
We pafled feveral points which we fhould not have accomplithed, if the
canoe had been loaded. We were very much fatigued, and at fix were
glad to conclude our toilfome march. The Indians killed two geefe.
The women who did not quit the canoe, were continually employed in
making fhoes of moofe-{kin, for the men, as a pair did not laft more than

a day.

The rain prevented us from proceeding till half paft fx, when we
had a ftrong aft wind, which, aided by the paddles, drove us on at a
great rate. We encamped at fix to wait for our Indians, whom we had
not feen fince the morning; and at half paft feven they arrived very
much diffatisfied with their day’s journey. Two days had now elapfed

fince we had feen the leaft appearance of Indian habitations.

We embarked at half paft three, and foon after perceived two rein-
deer