The whole party complained more of faintness and weakness than they had ever done before; their strength seemed to have been impaired by the recent supply of animal food.

In the afternoon the wind abated and the snow ceased; cheered with the change we proceeded forward at a quicker pace and encamped at six P.M.having come eleven miles.

Our supper consumed the last of our meat.
We set out on the 13th in thick hazy weather and, after an hour's march, had the extreme mortification to find ourselves on the borders of a large lake; neither of its extremities could be seen and, as the portion which lay to the east seemed the widest, we coasted along to the westward portion in search of a crossing-place.

This lake being bounded by steep and lofty hills our march was very fatiguing.

Those sides which were exposed to the sun were free from snow and we found upon them some excellent berries.