. Pathfinders of the West; being the thrilling story of the adventures of the men who discovered the great Northwest. west, the othereast. Out of both horns led unknown rivers. Whichway should Mackenzie go? Low-lying marshlands— beaver meadows where the wattled houses of thebeaver had stopped up the current of streams till mossovergrew the swamps and the land became quakingmuskeg — lay along the shores of the lake. Therewere islands in deep water, where caribou had takenrefuge, travelling over ice in winter for the calves tobe safe in summer from wolf pack and bear. Macken-zie hired a guide fr
. Pathfinders of the West; being the thrilling story of the adventures of the men who discovered the great Northwest. west, the othereast. Out of both horns led unknown rivers. Whichway should Mackenzie go? Low-lying marshlands— beaver meadows where the wattled houses of thebeaver had stopped up the current of streams till mossovergrew the swamps and the land became quakingmuskeg — lay along the shores of the lake. Therewere islands in deep water, where caribou had takenrefuge, travelling over ice in winter for the calves tobe safe in summer from wolf pack and bear. Macken-zie hired a guide from the Slave Indians to pilot thecanoes over the lake; but the man proved were wasted poking through mist and rushes FIRST ACROSS THE ROCKIES 283 trying to find an outlet to the Grand River of theNorth. Finally, English Chief lost his temper andthreatened to kill the Slave Indian unless he succeededin taking the canoes out of the lake. The waterspresently narrowed to half a mile ; the current beganto race with a hiss ; sails were hoisted on fishing-poles ; and Mackenzie found himself out of the. Fort William. Headquarters Northwest Company, Lake Superior. rushes on the Grand River to the west of SlaveLake. Here pause was made at a camp of Dog Ribs, whotook the bottom from the courage of Mackenziescomrades bv gruesome predictions that old age wouldcome upon the voyageurs before they reached saltwater. There were impassable falls ahead. Theriver flowed through a land of tamine peopled bv a 284 PATHFINDERS OF THE WEST monstrous race of hostiles who massacred all Indiansfrom the South. The effect of these cheerful prophe-cies was that the Slave Lake guide refused to go Chief bodily put the recalcitrant into a canoeand forced him ahead at the end of a paddle. Snow-capped mountains loomed to the west. The riverfrom Bear Lake was passed, greenish of hue like thesea, and the Slave Lake guide now feigned such ill-ness that watch was kept day and night to prev
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