The old chief La Brash, who remained with us all night, took his leave and went off in the morning.
Friday 19
Cloudy fine weather.
Continued our rout at daylight, and encamped in the evening at the lower side of the wide traverse in the lake.[139] We were detained sometime repairing one of the canoes that was brok, also two hours at the Lake which was too rough to cross with our canoes so deep laden, tho there was no wind—Some of the bales of meat were a little wet in the canoe that was broke.—
Satd.y. 20
Rain in the morning dry afterwards.
Continued our course at daylight and reached the Portage[140] at noon where three men were immediately sent off to the Fort[141] for horses. the men that remained employed drying the bales that were wet, and preparing places to lay up the canoes.
Sunday 21
Foggy in the morning, warm afterwards.
The men laid up the canoes & arranged part of the baggage to be in readiness when the horses arrive.