[Q] The colder the weather is, the easier the sledges slide over the snow.

[22] On modern maps this stream is known as Pauk-athakuskow River. The Chipewyan Indians of Fort Churchill and vicinity know it by the name of Beskai dézé or Knife River, while the white people at Churchill know it as North River. Churchill River is called by the Chipewyans 'Tsan dézé, meaning Iron or Metal River.

[23] Rangifer arcticus (Rich.).—E. A. P.

[24] Picea alba (Ait.).—E. A. P.

[25] Larix laricina (Du Roi).—E. A. P.

[26] Ovibos moschatus (Zimm.).—E. A. P.

[27] Castor canadensis Kuhl. This is the most northerly record near the coast.—E. A. P.


{11} CHAP. II.