About Nahanni River Wednesday Oct 14 Kept on up the river. Had no wind so had to trach which was difficult on account of the snow, and the stony shores. M camped at night fall a short distance above Nahanni River took some photos of the Nahanni Hills which and a mass of snow Our camp was a short distance above an Indian Hance. Thursday Oct 15. M whole some more snow in the night and it was still falling when I started, but stopped before noon The afternoon was fair but cold. Consider able ice was drifting on the opposite side of the river when we camped. I made good progress the travelling being good consider- ing the snow. Passed two houses a short time before camping Evening still und Cold, Friday Oct 16. Faint commuch ice running in the river and conse- quently made slow progress Friday Forward might the ice because so bad that we were forced to stop and concluded on had work cross to the opposite shore so as to be on the Fort Simpson side if we were unable to go on. We accordingly crossed just above from large islands and made our way up that side a short distance. Having driven the ice to the good shores to a great extent. At nightfall we drove up the canoe and camped in some spaces up the leads. Saturday Oct 17. About 4 o'clock in the morning the river was nearly full of ice. We started but were forced to stop and were forced to conclude that our canoe navigation is brought to a close. Mr.