. Across the sub-Artics of Canada, a journey of 3,200 miles by canoe and snow-shoe through the barren lands, including a list of plants collected on the expedition, a vocabulary of Eskimo words, a route map and full classified index. Botany; Eskimo languages. CHIPPEWYAN TO BLACK LAKE. bo distance when we were met by a canoe and four Indians coming down with the current. They appeared to be delighted to see us, and turning back accompanied us to the first rapid, where a short portage had to be made. The natives willingly assisted us, and for their labor w^ere liberally rewarded with tea, tobacc
. Across the sub-Artics of Canada, a journey of 3,200 miles by canoe and snow-shoe through the barren lands, including a list of plants collected on the expedition, a vocabulary of Eskimo words, a route map and full classified index. Botany; Eskimo languages. CHIPPEWYAN TO BLACK LAKE. bo distance when we were met by a canoe and four Indians coming down with the current. They appeared to be delighted to see us, and turning back accompanied us to the first rapid, where a short portage had to be made. The natives willingly assisted us, and for their labor w^ere liberally rewarded with tea, tobacco and a few lumps of sugar. With this they volunteered to return. CATARACT, STONE RIVER. on the following day and assist us in crossing some longer portages, the first of which we would meet before nightfall. Of this offer we were quite glad, and prom- ised good pay for the work as inducement for them to keep the engagement, but in the meantime they went down to the log houses where we had left our guides, and we continued our course up the river. 5. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Tyrrell, James, Williams, 1863-. New York, Dodd, Mead
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