The lake is called by them Contwoyto or Rum Lake in consequence of Mr.Hearne having here given the Indians who accompanied him some of that liquor.

Fish is not found here.
We walked next day over a more level country but it was strewed with large stones.

These galled our feet a good deal; we contrived however to wade through the snow at a tolerably quick pace until five P.M., having proceeded twelve miles and a half.

We had made today our proper course south by east which we could not venture upon doing before for fear of falling again upon some branch of the Contwoyto.

Some deer were seen in the morning but the hunters failed of killing any and in the afternoon we fell into the track of a large herd which had passed the day before but did not overtake them.