We purchased from them a pair of snow-shoes, in exchange for some ammunition.

The Chipewyans are celebrated for making them good and easy to walk in; we saw some here upwards of six feet long, and three broad.
With these unwieldy clogs an active hunter, in the spring, when there is a crust on the surface of the snow, will run down a moose or red deer.
We made very slow progress after leaving this party, on account of the deep snow, but continued along the river until we reached its junction with the Athabasca or Elk River.

We obtained observations on an island, a little below the Forks, which gave, longitude 111 deg.

8' 42" W., variation 24 deg.

18' 20" E.Very little wood was seen during this day's march.