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134 THROUGH T H E MACKENZIE BASIN
OD, to a fork of the river called Muskeg Creek, above which
our stream narrowed to about eighteen feet, but s t i l l deep
aud fringed w i t h the same extensive hay meadows, and covered
here and there w i t h pond l i l i e s , a few yellow ones s t i ll
i n bloom. B y and by we reached Muskeg Portage, nearly a
mile i n length. The path l a y at first through d r y muskegs
covered with blueberries, Labrador tea, and a dwarfed
growth of birch, spruce, tamarac, and jackpine, but presently
entered and ended i n a fine upland wood, f u l l of pea- vines,
vetches and w i l d rose. This is characteristic of the country,
muskegs and areas of r i c h soil alternating i n all directions.
The portage completed, we took to our canoes again, the
stream of the same width, but very crooked, and s t i l l bordered
by extensive and exceedingly r i c h hay meadows, which
we were satisfied would y i e l d four or five tons to the acre.
Small haystacks were scattered along the route, being put
up for ponies which haul supplies i n winter f r om P e l i c an
L a n d i n g to Wahpooskow.
The country passed through showed good soil wherever
we penetrated the hay margin, w i t h , of course, here and there
the customary muskegs. The stream now narrowed into a
passage deep but barely wide enough for our canoes, our
course l y i n g always through t a l l and l u x u r i a n t hay. At last
we reached P e l i c a n Lake, a pretty large sheet of water, about
three miles across, the body of the lake extending to the
south- west and north- east. WTe crossed it under sail and,
l a n d i n g at the " three mile portage," found a half- breed
there w i t h a cart and ponies, which took our outfit over in
a couple of trips to Sandy Lake. A very strong headwind
blowing, we camped there for the night.
This lake is the height of land, its waters discharging by
the Wahpooskow R i v e r , whose northern part, miscalled the
Loon, falls into the Peace R i v e r below Fort V e r m i l i o n.
The lake is an almost perfect circle, ten or twelve miles in
diameter, the water f u l l of fibrous growths, w i t h patches of
green scum afloat all over it. Nevertheless, it abounds in
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| OCR | 134 THROUGH T H E MACKENZIE BASIN OD, to a fork of the river called Muskeg Creek, above which our stream narrowed to about eighteen feet, but s t i l l deep aud fringed w i t h the same extensive hay meadows, and covered here and there w i t h pond l i l i e s , a few yellow ones s t i ll i n bloom. B y and by we reached Muskeg Portage, nearly a mile i n length. The path l a y at first through d r y muskegs covered with blueberries, Labrador tea, and a dwarfed growth of birch, spruce, tamarac, and jackpine, but presently entered and ended i n a fine upland wood, f u l l of pea- vines, vetches and w i l d rose. This is characteristic of the country, muskegs and areas of r i c h soil alternating i n all directions. The portage completed, we took to our canoes again, the stream of the same width, but very crooked, and s t i l l bordered by extensive and exceedingly r i c h hay meadows, which we were satisfied would y i e l d four or five tons to the acre. Small haystacks were scattered along the route, being put up for ponies which haul supplies i n winter f r om P e l i c an L a n d i n g to Wahpooskow. The country passed through showed good soil wherever we penetrated the hay margin, w i t h , of course, here and there the customary muskegs. The stream now narrowed into a passage deep but barely wide enough for our canoes, our course l y i n g always through t a l l and l u x u r i a n t hay. At last we reached P e l i c a n Lake, a pretty large sheet of water, about three miles across, the body of the lake extending to the south- west and north- east. WTe crossed it under sail and, l a n d i n g at the " three mile portage," found a half- breed there w i t h a cart and ponies, which took our outfit over in a couple of trips to Sandy Lake. A very strong headwind blowing, we camped there for the night. This lake is the height of land, its waters discharging by the Wahpooskow R i v e r , whose northern part, miscalled the Loon, falls into the Peace R i v e r below Fort V e r m i l i o n. The lake is an almost perfect circle, ten or twelve miles in diameter, the water f u l l of fibrous growths, w i t h patches of green scum afloat all over it. Nevertheless, it abounds in |
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