Having received one of Dollond's eighteen-inch spirit thermometers from Mr.Stuart, which he had the kindness to send us from his post at Pierre au Calumet after he had learned that ours had been rendered useless, I observed the temperature at noon on the 25th of June to be 63 degrees.
On the following morning we made an excursion accompanied by Mr.Smith round the fishing stations on the south side of the lake for the purpose of visiting our men; we passed several groups of women and children belonging to both the forts, posted wherever they could find a sufficiently dry spot for an encampment.

At length we came to our men, pitched upon a narrow strip of land situated between two rivers.

Though the portion of dry ground did not exceed fifty yards yet they appeared to be living very comfortably, having formed huts with the canoe's sail and covering, and were amply supported by the fish their nets daily furnished.

They sometimes had a change in their fare by procuring a few ducks and other waterfowl which resort in great abundance to the marshes by which they were surrounded.
July 2.
The canoe which was ordered to be built for our use was finished.

As it was constructed after the manner described by Hearne and several of the American travellers a detail of the process will be unnecessary.