§|||| had generally found it, but towards the evening it became very rapid*
‘ v—v — ' and was broken by numerous iflands. We were .gratified, as ufual, with
the fight of animals. The land on the Weft fide is very irregular, b.nt
has the appearance of being a good beavericountry; indeed, we faw fome
of thole animals in she river. Wood is in great plenty, and ieveral
rivulets; added their ftreaaas to the main river. A goofe wa&the only
article.of provifio« which, we procured to day. Smoke was lech, but
at a great diftaocq before us,
nm ^
Wednef. us from cOntmuirig our route till paft fi» in the!
morning, when our courfe was South-WeftbyWeft, three quarters of a
mile; at which time we patted,a river on the left, Weft by.South two
ipi,les and an half. The bank wasfteep, and the. current ftroaaig. The laft
coprfe continued one mile and an half, WefbSouth-Weft two miles*.
Where a rivpr flowed infrom the right, Weft by. South bae mfle and an
hal^ Weft-North-Weft one mile, and Weft by North two milesi Here
the land takes the form o f an high ridge, and cut oar; caarle, which was
Weft for three, miles, at right ,angles. We now completed the, Wjoyage
of. this day.
In the preceding night the water rofe upwards of two inches* and had
rifen in this proportion fince otir departure. • The wind, which, was
Weft-South-Weft, blew very hard throughout the day, and with the
ftrength o f the current, greatly impeded oqr progrefs. The river, in
this part of it,,is £uil of iflands,; and the land, bn the South or left fide; is
thick with wood. Several rivulets alfo fall in from that quarter. At
the entrance of the laft river which we patted, there was1 a quantity of
wood,
wood, which had been cut down by axes, and fome by the beaver. This *||3-
fall, however, was not made, in the opinion, of my people, by arty of the 1
Indians with whom we were acquainted.
The land to the right, is ö f and appearance;
ctonrpofed in fome places, óf clay, and rocky eliffsy and Others • exhibiting
ftratas! of red, green, and yellow colours. Some parts, indeed, offer a
beautiful fcemery, in fome degree fimilaa? to that vdiicfe yfa patted on thö
fccond day of Our voyage, and equally enlivened with the elk and thé buffalo,
who weré'feeding in great numbers, artd unmolefted byithe hunter*
In an ifland-which we'patted, 1thefe',wus a large quantity of white birch,
whole bark mightbe employed in thecorrftrufitipn of canctes. .
: The weiflstó# being clear, we riimbarkedat four-' in the mdrifing, and TWfdayiê.
proceeded Weft by North three miles. Here the land again appeared as
i f it run 'acrofs our courfe, and a confiderahlé river difcharged itfelf by
various ftreams. According to the Rocky Moudtain Indian* it is called
the Sinew Rifyer/' This ^Ot wouWbè an excrile®t fituairion f a a> fort or
^fa.&Ory,; as there is plenty of wood, and every reafontd believe that the
country ^bounds in he^ersc As for theaothor animate*,;they :ëê&hr evident
abundance, as in èvcry dire&ipn the ëlfiïafid the buffalorrtiar' ®èen io
poffeffion of the hills and the plains.; Odr aburR’txmtinued Weft-.Norfh-
Weft’three miles and an half, North-Weft one mile and an half, South-
Weft by Weft two: miles-; (’the latitude was by obfervation i6*
North, Weft by North Éalf a mile, Weft-North-Weft three quarters of a
mile; a fmall driver appearing on? the rights Norths Well one mile and an
half, .Weft hpiNorth half a mile,: Weft\hy SouthdbnO mile and an half,
Weft one mile; and at feven we famed our encampment.
Y 2 Mr. Mackay,