and sailed several miles but som after reaching the eastern part of the Lake we were obliged to take down our sail and paddle against a head wind & camped on an Island about halfway through this portion of the Lake. The shores of the first part of the Lake are rather high and rocky and several elevations of from 50 to 100 feet, unusual in the region were noticed. At the narrows the shores are very low and after passing into the eastern portion of the Lake they are also rather low. About midway of the Lake we saw a poplar which had been cut deown and partially cut up by Bearers. It was about 5 inches in diameter. July 6. Left our camp about 7 o'clock and about 10 reached the Jack River, the outlet of the Lake. In the 10 miles of this river we passed 4 rapids at all of which we made portages Yellowwood If our baggage hit the Indians [illegible] cause through all but One Bath Poplars I'm [illegible] Barkain's Pine and Birch occur all along. We reached Strumpy Lake about 4 o'clock and assumed encountered a strong head wind. This Lake is shallow and many water plants occurs. I passed nearly through the Lake and camped just before sunset on a rocky point in the western shore July 7. Left our camping place early and passed through the rem- ainder of the Lake against a very strong head wind. Here the shores of this Lake are higher than usual and several quite high heavily wooded ridges are in sight to the eastward. I shortly entered Hell river and paddled down it all day making 8 portages besides several game, lightening the cause by portage