EDMONTON TQ UNSSEN SLAVE LAKE 33

wp ax the bank, wag the Hudem’s Bay Company's steamer,
thes ditebssca, a welliaih weasel aboot 100 fees long by 56
feet beam. This vowel, it waa found, drew tux muck water
for the channel; ao there she lay, votting upen her skids.
Ee wae a tantalising aight fo owxselyex, who would have been
sparal maay a heari-break had she been 8f for serving A
more ishavsting festixre of the Landing, birrerer, was the
well sunk by the Guvermaent borer, Mr. Peaser, for off,
hui whisk seat up gas instead. The latter was straek at a
samsiderable depth, and, when we were thers, wes led from
the shaft under the river bank by a pipe, fron which it
issued aflame, farming cousiauily, we were told, summer
and winter, Standing at the gatowsy of the unknown
Warth, and Jeshing at ois intersting fastare, doukly so
fom its place and promise, one could nof fut forecast au
ixotasixial feture, and “ dere on things t3 cone.”

Shortly after our arrival st the Landing, news, true or
faixe, reseed aa that the iea was afl fast on Lesser Slave
Laks. Ac ane rate, the boat's prew expected Zrom. then: did
met burs up, snd a couple of days ware apent in axcious
waitieg, Some Senight was delaged as well, and a Chunder-
aterm and a night of rain sei the vamp ia a swim. The
normarcival of one trackers was serious, ag we had fwa seows
gad a York boat, with a party all told of sume fifty souls,
and only thirteen ‘brailable trackers fo start with, Tt seamed
mans thes doubtful whether we mand reask Lesser Slave
Take on treatyacteetule thine, and the anxiety to prob on
was geast, Ty wes decided fo set out as we were and trust
te the chapter of acoidents. We did nol forease the tials
before us, the struggle up 8 great aad swift river, with cou-
tary winds, ralay weather, wok irscking Hues sad «
wasker qrew. The chepier of seoidents opened, bat not tn
the expeated manner

‘Pha York boat and one of the seows were Atted nye amid
ships with an awning, which enuld be ran down on all sides
When taguired, hut were otherwies open to dhe weather, sod

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