since the long Soult but who we since learnt came to them that same evening[.] We are now but a single canoe making the best of our way to the Grand Portage[.] After proceeding four leagues we put on shore for the evening[.] The 28^th being a fine sunshining day we made good progress[.] [N]ext day we had a thick fog in which we were bewildered for some hours and camped at the serpents point – halfway to the sault.

Saturday 29^th[.] Met a number of canoes coming from Michilimackinac and passed point Lepalon[.] [W]e continued coasting the North shore of the lake[.]

Saturday 29 Sunday 30^th[.] Arrived at the Sault S^t Mary's[.] The only settlements are on the South shore of the straits divideding Lake Superior from Lake Huron at the bottom of a large Rapid which makes us carry our goods; a mile to their head[.] M^r Nolin who transacts the North West Companys business here has much the best improvements of any of those settled here.

From this gentleman M^r M^cLeod and I received every attention, and rooms in his House while we remained at the Sault.

Vast numbers of white fish are taken, here, of an excellent quality many of which are salted and sent to Mackinac & Detroit where they ought to sell well to bear the expense and repay the exporte, for salt sells at the Sault for 1/8 p^{r lbs}[.]

July 2^nd[.] We left the hospitable roof of Mons^r Nolin who escorted us to the western end of the portage

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