before dusk, and we then encamped on the left bank, about a mile above Little Cascade Rapids. The day, especially in the afternoon was warm, and vegetation made great progress; the aspen leaves especially shewing much more (Mainly at night) them at noon. Nagel (Corylus) was noted just below Long Rapids, also (Adees) Wednesday, May 27. We pushed on about 6.20 miles Little Cascade Rapids and and crossing the river tied up, to the right bank, to remain while the guides went to examine the Big Cascade Rapids which the low state of the water rendered serious. It Commenced to rain about the middle of the afternoon and continued for several hours. In the meantime the guide has decided that the raft could not run only with half loads. We therefore crossed to the left bank and tied up at some distance above the Rapids, and unloading half the cargo from the boats ran two of them with this half loads successfully. The party all encamped at the point where the boats unloaded. The men returned with the empty boats for a fresh load just before night. In the early evening shot an adult & Flying Squirrel near our tent. Very few birds were noted today. Thursday, May 28. In the morning the men set to work to finish transporting the goods past the rapids but an account of the distance has consumed nearly the whole day so that it was about 6 p.m. before the boats left the Big Cascade. We then floated on down the river and reached Fort McMurray about 9. We did not land but tied up for about an hour a short distance above the "Forks" where the men were paid off and provisioned for the return trip & Grant Rapids, Baptiste Fourcree with two Chipewyan boys intending to take the scenes to Fort Chipewyan. The men in returning to Grant Rapids follow a trail through the Muskeg at some distance back from the river thus shortening the distance though the trail is very bad. As soon as the settlement with the men was over, in setting down the river, intending to float all night as the night was clear and still.