We encamped at seven, on the swampy bank of the river, but had scarcely pitched the tents before we were visited by a terrible thunder-storm; the rain fell in torrents, and the violence of the wind caused the river to overflow its banks, so that we were completely flooded.

Swarms of musquitoes succeeded the storm, and their tormenting stings, superadded to other inconveniences, induced us to embark, and, after taking a hasty supper to pursue our voyage down the stream during the night.
At six on the following morning we passed the Rein-Deer Islands, and at ten reached the entrance of the Dog River, where we halted to set the fishing nets.

These were examined in the evening, but to our mortification we obtained only four small trout, and were compelled to issue part of our preserved meats for supper.

The latitude of the mouth of Dog River, was observed 59 deg.

52' 16" N.
The nets were taken up at daylight, but they furnished only a solitary pike.