Lake Madison to Near Head Friday July 31. M left our camp near Weller's Point early and soon enters the channel (Yellow River) connecting the N. Arm of Slave Lake with Lake Marian which we soon enter reaching the trading post of James Nislop about 9 o'clock Our [illegible] (Coney) wished to do some trading and see his brother and we had some [illegible] until after dinner, being entertained by Mr. Nislop. After this we left with a fair wind and sailed nearly all the afternoon camping at dusk only 3 or 4 miles from the end of the lake 25 miles from Nislops The lake is smaller in the N. Arm Several prominent hills are seen on the western shore at 6 the north other mountains are seen, one of these near the end of the lake the scene of an Indian legend we saw a few birds [illegible] junction with Petitot River to Mary Marian River Saturday August 1. We left our camp early and soon reached the end of the Lake, when several log houses occupy a permanent position. In this entrance it Rims a stream with quite a current at 50 or 75 yards wide M had some a mile or two only a short distance when we came is the first Rapid a short one when we made a portage for just dozen yards over the rock an [illegible] 4 a Pata Mr. caught here where the men start carrying over the stuff. A short distance above another rapid was reached when we also had 6 portages in the punted through a small marshy lake Beyond here we continued until night with out any more portages other small rapids being surrounded by the paddles and in one case, by help of the line. A photo was Taken at the second rapid passed some to market. River from Martin Lake came in afternoon the shores steep of clay with numerous outcrops of rock the higher parts are clothed with white & black spruce bark, aspen, & Balsam Pine, path, an underground [illegible]