Then tying a rope at
either end they clambered out to a precarious perch on a slope in
the cliff. By careful manoeuvring they succeeded in turning the
canoe round and getting in again, thus escaping from the trap. Joe
and Gilbert came through without mishap. Practically the whole
river from Indian House Lake is like a toboggan slide. I shall be
glad for everyone and especially for Job, when we have left the
rapids behind. He says be feels better to-night. Saw fresh
caribou tracks upon the terrace. Have been finding beautiful
bunches of harebell (Cornua uniflora) in the clefts of the rocks
along the river. They are very lovely. Once to-day the lonely cry
of a wolf came down to us from high up on the mountain side. The
mountains are splendid. We are in the midst of scenes which have a
decidedly Norwegian look. Have passed one river and several good-
sized streams coming in from the east and one of some size from
west, but we have seen nothing from the west which could be called
a river. Much more water comes in from the east.
"As we turned northward this evening just above camp a wind came up
the valley, that felt as if straight from the Arctic.
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