woods as usual. White spruces occupy the lower parts of the bank if it is not of recent alluvial formation in which case the woods are of willow, alder, or balsam poplar if or a mixture of ale. On the high sandy banks there is usually a thick growth of black spruce with a little birch and aspen. Friday June 14. We left our camp at 7 o'clock and paddled on down the river keeping close to the right bank for some distance until passing several large islands and then crossing to the left bank some large tracts of White spruce were passed during the forenoon and many low sandy islands during the P.M. The spruce gradually began to be less frequent and the banks deserted until about 5 in the afternoon when we had reached a point about 4 or 5 miles above the lake. We entered a narrow channel leading off to the left which we followed to the lake which ferry along this channel 4.5 mile long in counted over 30 boats on the banks and collected some. Emerging from this we crossed the small bay lying inside the islands and taking the channel between Amuron Island and the short tracked Fort Resolution about 7 in the evening. NT3. Mr. Norg. welcomed by Mr. J. C. Landet the officer in charge and encamped on the flat in front of the Fort. The ice has been out of this part of the Lake only about 13 days to the west and north much ice is still visible. The water of the lake at this place is much cleaner than usual Saturday June 20. Remained in camp at Fort Resolution and worked on the specimens which had accumulated and also took a few small birds including a single Epigla pallasia which I shot in the bushy clearing back of the Fort. Saw several Carpin terms around the Lake we are awaiting the arrival of the meoron steamer from Fort Smith on which Cary and my brother will go to Fort Providence thus avoiding the slow and risky journey along shore.