[-]dians singe their hogs and then washed clean with water[.] Next day we were stopped at our last nights quarters by a strong head wind till half after twelve, killed a cub Bear on an Island in Lac la Croix and slept in sight of the Mai.

Sunday 18^th[.] Lac la Croix is twelve leagues long[.] Made the Portage of La Croix[.] [P]assed Lake Vermillion, three leagues long, seperated from Lac la Miccan by a shallow straight[.] Monday 19^th[.] Passed the remainder of Lake Miccan with a brisk fair wind[.] [M]ade the small Portages neuf, at 9 A.M. Entered Lake La Pluie at 10 ½[.] A fair wind carried us over the Grand Traverse of four leagues and we camped at the petit detroit about three P.M. to wait the canoes behind[.] Rained, hailed and thundered in loud peals accompanied by a tempestuous wind[.] Some of the hail stones we picked up were as big as the yolke of an egg[.] After the shower the weather cleared up but it blew so fresh that one of our canoes who staid behind to feast on a large white dog they had stolen was unable to come to us. 20^th[.] Sent a light canoe and guide in search of the canoe missing, as soon as it appeared we

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