The water is deep and it is in consequence one of the last lakes in the country that is frozen.

Excellent tittameg and trout are caught in it from March to December but after that time most of the fish remove to some larger lake.
We remained two days awaiting the return of some men who had been sent to the Indian lodges for meat and who were to go on with us.

Mr.Back and I did not need this rest, having completely surmounted the pain occasioned by the snowshoes.

We dined twice with Mr.Cameron and received from him many useful suggestions respecting our future operations.

This gentleman, having informed us that provisions would probably be very scarce next spring in the Athabasca department in consequence of the sickness of the Indians during the hunting season, undertook at my request to cause a supply of pemmican to be conveyed from the Saskatchewan to Isle a la Crosse for our use during the winter, and I wrote to apprise Dr.
Richardson and Mr.Hood that they would find it at the latter post when they passed, and also to desire them to bring as much as the canoes would stow from Cumberland.
The atmosphere was clear and cold during our stay; observations were obtained at the Hudson's Bay Fort, latitude 54 degrees 16 minutes 10 seconds North, longitude 107 degrees 29 minutes 52 seconds West, variation 22 degrees 6 minutes 35 seconds East.
February 20.
Having been equipped with carioles, sledges and provisions from the two posts, we this day recommenced our journey and were much amused by the novelty of the salute given at our departure, the guns being principally fired by the women in the absence of the men.