and his fellow sufferers[.] This Canoe was loaded with the same goods they took into the interior last autamn[.] Next day we passed the Nipigon River which appears a large, saw the mamell[e] two round mountains in the form of Sugar Loaves whose bases seemed united[.] After which we passed the Bay noir, which is so deep that the eye cannot see the land that terminates the bottom of it, though the mouth is but moderately large, passed close to the Thunder Mountain one of the highest land about the lake though the whole of its Northern Coast be an Iron bound one; one half of thunder Hill rises in about the proportion of 45 Degrees from the waters edge and is toped off by the other half of its height a perfect perpendicular. So that at a distance it resembles an extensive citadel wall, sloping from above half its height in a regular proportion to the waters edge.

From the Tosmerre to the Pâte, another curious round mountain upon an Island of near the same height with the Thunder, is a traverse of about two leagues, passed which, we paddled against a strong head wind till we reached point au Pêre where we passed the night. This point tradition says had its name from a Père Jusuite murdered here upon it of old by the Indians. Here M^r M^cLeod and I shaved and shifted being the last night

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