We commenced our labours on the next day in a very wet uncomfortable state as it had rained through the night until four A.M.The fifth grassy lake was crossed and four others, with their intervening portages, and we returned to the river by a portage of one thousand four hundred and fifteen paces.

The width of the stream here is about one hundred yards, its banks are moderately high and scantily covered with wood.

We afterwards twice carried the cargoes along its banks to avoid a very stony rapid and then crossed the first Carp Portage in longitude 114 degrees 2 minutes 01 seconds West, variation of the compass 32 degrees 30 minutes 40 seconds East, and encamped on the borders of Lower Carp Lake.
The chief having told us that this was a good lake for fishing we determined on halting for a day or two to recruit our men, of whom three were lame and several others had swelled legs.

The chief himself went forward to look after the hunters and promised to make a fire as a signal if they had killed any reindeer.

All the Indians had left us in the course of yesterday and today to seek these animals except the guide Keskarrah.
August 10.
The nets furnishing only four carp we embarked for the purpose of searching for a better spot and encamped again on the shores of the same lake.