NORTH-WEST CONTINENT OF AMERICA. and that he and his relations frequently meet on that river. He alfo added, that there ate very extenfivé plaitis on both fides of it, which abound im buffaloes and moofé deer.

By keeping this courfe, we got into fhallows, fo that we were forced to fteer to the left, till we recovered deep water, which we followed, till the channel of the river opened on us to the fouthward. we now made for the fhore, and encamped foon after funfet. Our courfe ought to have been Weft fifteen miles, fince we took to the paddle, the Horn Mountains bearing from us North-Weft, and running North-North-Eaft and South-South-Weft. Our foundings, which were

frequent during the courfe of the day, were from three to fix fathoms

water. The hunters killed two geefe and a fwan: it appeared, indeed, |

that great numbers of fowls breed in the iflands which we had paffed.

At four this morning we got under way, the weather being fine and calm. Our courfe was South-Weft by South thirty-fix miles. On the South fide of the river is a ridge of low mountains, running Eaft and Weit by compafs. The Indians picked up a white goofe, which appeared to have been lately {hot with an arrow, and was quite frefh.

We proceeded South-Weft by South fix miles, and then came to a bay:

on our left, which is full of fmall iflands, and appeared to be the entrance of a river from the South. Here the ridge of mountains terminates, This courfe was fifteen miles.

At fix in the afternoon there was an appearance of bad weather; we landed, therefore, for the night ; but before we could pitch our tents, a

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Tuefday go.