The Green Lake lies nearly north and south, is eighteen miles in length, and does not exceed one mile and a half of breadth in any part.

The water is deep, and it is in consequence one of the last lakes in the country that is frozen.
Excellent tittameg and trout are caught in it from March to December, but after that time most of the fish remove to some larger lake.
We remained two days, awaiting the return of some men who had been sent to the Indian lodges for meat, and who were to go on with us.

Mr.Back and I did not need this rest, having completely surmounted the pain occasioned by the snow-shoes.

We dined twice with Mr.Cameron, and received from him many useful suggestions respecting our future operations.

This gentleman having informed us that provisions would, probably, be very scarce next spring in the Athabasca department, in consequence of the sickness of the Indians during the hunting season, undertook at my request to cause a supply of pemmican to be conveyed from the Saskatchawan to Isle a la Crosse for our use during the winter, and I wrote to apprize Dr.Richardson and Mr.Hood, that they would find it at the latter post when they passed; and also to desire them to bring as much as the canoes would stow from Cumberland.
The atmosphere was clear and cold during our stay; observations were obtained at the Hudson Bay Fort, lat.