We did not then cross it without wading in water which had overflowed the ice, and our snowshoes were encumbered with a heavy weight for the remainder of the day.

On the south bank of the Saskatchewan were some poplars ten or twelve feet in circumference at the root.

Beyond the river we traversed an extensive swamp bounded by woods.

In the evening we crossed the Swan Lake, about six miles in breadth and eight in length, and halted on its south side for the night, twenty-four miles South-South-West of Cumberland House.
At four in the morning of the 24th we continued the journey and crossed some creeks in the woods and another large swamp.

These swamps are covered with water in summer to the depth of several feet which arises from the melted snow from the higher grounds.