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 poisonous kind of Mushroom and were very ill-^*^, had they not been vomited immediately some of them would probably have died. Plenty of plums gath- ered today. P. Satakaras killed a horse to eat.

Friday 26 Some rain in the night stormy during the day. Pro-

ceeded on our journey 8 miles S. to a small rivulet^^ near the lower end of the lake. The hunters out in the mountains again but without killing any- thing, though there are the fresh tracks of bear, deer & sheep. A few wild- fowl were killed.

Saturday 27 Squally with rain in the night. Stormy during the day.

Continued our route 9 miles S. to past the lower end of the lake, to a small creek which may be inferred is the head of Pit river. A good many wild- fowl were killed. Bte. Dubruille killed a horse to eat.

Sunday 28 Stormy weather. Continued our route 8 miles S. across

a point & fell upon Pit river which with the addition of several small brooks from the mountains is here a handsome stream, pretty broad & wooded with willows. There are the marks of some beaver, the people set a few traps.

Monday 2^ Some rain in the morning. Stormy during the day. Con-

tinued our journey down the river 9 miles S.S.W. and encamped a little below where a fork of equal size falls in from the Eastward^^. This fork runs through a swamp which is probably a lake during the season of high- water. Where we are encamped the river is well wooded with willows, there is the appearance of some beaver. Several of the people set their traps, 4 beaver taken this morning.

Tuesday 50 Cloudy raw weather. Did not raise camp. The men out

with the traps, 1 5 beaver taken. Took three men, T. Tevatcon, C. Rondeau & J. Cornoyer with me to examine the fork which falls in from the East- ward, we proceeded about 20 miles up the valley to near its head, it is a swamp all the way two forks fall in from the N.E. but as the mountains are near they are probably not long. These and the river which they form are for a small distance pretty well wooded with willows and apparently adapted for beaver, but we could not get across the swamp to examine them. It is too small to take the camp so far out of the way.

Wednesday 5/ Clear cold weather. Did not raise camp. The people

visited the traps & took only 5 beaver — 1 5 were taken yesterday. Went again accompanied by a man L. Kanota, up the valley where I was yesterday on discovery but on the opposite side of it. The river runs through an impass- able swamp all the way up the valley, the principal fork falls in at the head of it, it is of considerable size, well wooded & apparently well adapted for beaver but there is no appearance of any ever having been in it nor is there in two other small forks which fall in farther down. There are some tracks of Indians to be seen but they are as wild as the beasts and cannot be seen.

November 18^2, Thursday i Sharp frost in the night, raw cold