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the North Side of the River between two small Rivers. The Country is woody and irregular, bordering upon the Rocky Mountain which is scarcely a day's march from the Establishment in a South Easterly direction. The soil is sandy and deep. Upon the south side of the River the Country is pretty regular and covered with wood, such as Fir, Birch, Poplar, Alder Tree, Willow, Bois Rouge: There are the Poire Bushes, Gooseberry and Raspberry bushes – the former are very scarce: the latter ripens from the 15^th to the 20^th Augt.

Of large Animals, they consist of Moose Deer, Rein Deer, the Wild Goat; the latter is only to be found upon the Rocky Mountain. This animal is much the same as in Europe, but smaller and has no beard. Their hair or covering is short and white; their flesh is very good and surpris-

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