Monday Aug 17. About the middle of the forenoon the wind went down somewhat, as I made a start I prepared to ford for a mile or so and then turned N. as I went across a bay about half a mile we entered a large rounded expansion of the lake. To the north of this bay rose a range of high hills, one of which appears cut by a deep narrow stream. this bay is probably 3 miles in diameter. A large river said by the Indians to head near the Coppermine and its upper part of which forms one of these rivers is that river, enters this bay on its N.E. side I turned sharply to the West after entering this bay and passed through a strait. about 3/4 of a mile more across some small islands to the main part of the lake. then turned northwest again I followed its eastern shore for several miles and entered a narrow deep bay where we camped. During the afternoon a walrus was seen leaning its back and run off over a ledge of rocks. I went a short distance and found him after a short search and killed him with the rifle. I found to be an old female probably with young somewhere in the vicinity. So far the lake is shaped much like this The range of hills seen yesterday day to the east still shows plainly at its western shore. The lake appears to be about half way to the probably 6 or 8 miles