May 6. Having fallen some of our franciscans in kindness, as much as our dried & camp in our camps, or left at about 10 o'clock and paddled down stream with a strong hand much until dark. Our canoe travelled quite badly at first and was much too heavily loaded but we made only 20 miles and camped at dusk on the left bank May 17. Left early a froodible and continued on down this river. The road still continued unfavorable and we could make but short time in passed swift current rapids shortly before night and camped about four miles below on the right bank 60 miles below Athabasca Land May 8. Left early and planted down the river. On reached the Gasville some time before dark and learned that the Mennonite's had left the night before having stayed than all day. We ran the upper portion of the Pelican Rapids, after being much difficulty and camped on the left bank. Tuesday May 19. It commenced to snow before on left camp and we ran the next part of the river having to carry a small portion of our baggage to lighten the canoe. We must passed through another small rapids at about noon stopped on the right bank for dinner. It was more snowing or heavily, that we were obliged to camp as accordingly remained until about 3 in the afternoon when we continued on down the river it has not travelled very far when we ran the canal on a rock in