Our course was directed to the end of the lake and for a short distance along a small river; we then crossed the woods to the Beaver River which we found to be narrow and very serpentine, having moderately high banks.

We encamped about one mile and a half farther up among poplars.

The next day we proceeded along the river; it was winding and about two hundred yards broad.

We passed the mouths of two rivers whose waters it receives; the latter one we were informed is a channel by which the Indians go to the Lesser Slave Lake.
The banks of the river became higher as we advanced and were adorned with pines, poplars and willows.
Though the weather was very cold we travelled more comfortably than at any preceding time since our departure from Cumberland as we had light carioles which enabled us to ride nearly the whole day warmly covered up with a buffalo robe.

We were joined by Mr.McLeod of the North-West Company who had kindly brought some things from Green Lake which our sledges could not carry.