We can see them among flat
drift islands, cedar covered, and a ridge south, and a hill and the
high lands north, and apparently a little river coming from the
north, and pouring into the lake expansions some miles east of
Michikamau. There is one main channel running east and south, in
this expansion. It is north of the waters we are now in, and we
can see no connection. However, there looks as if there might be
one about 5 miles east of our big hill. Behind some barren ridges,
about 50 feet high. So we are making for them to see what we can
find. If no connection, we must portage, but we will not mind a
little portage now, with Michikamau waters just over it. Westward
from our hill are dozens of little lakes, and a good deal of low
burned land. S.E. more lakes. Must be an easy portage from the
lakes on which we were muddled two weeks ago. That's where we
missed it, in not finding that portage.
Thursday, September 10th.--Wind west, cloudy. Temp. 5 A.M. 46
degrees. Rain in evening. Cut legs from old drawers and pulled
them over pants as leggings. Went east looking for opening in N.W.
River. Think we saw it in ridge to northeast, came S.
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