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anfca forest almost uniformly of pine trees.Herewe met with Indians fishing for sturgeon.Their practice is to watch behind the pointswhere the current forms an eddy, in which thesturgeon, coming to rest themselves, areeasily speared. The soil is light and sandy.A vessel of any burden might safely navigateLake Winipegon from its southwest corner tothe Grand Rapide.Lake Winipegon, or Winipic, or the Lakeof the Killistinons; or Cristinaux, empties itselfinto Hudson's Bay at Fort York by a riversometimes called Fort Nelson River. Itslength is said to be one hundred and twentyleagues. Its breadth is unknown. I saw noland in any direction after leaving Oak Point.On the second we continued our voyageagainst the current of the Bourbon, which wasstrong and interrupted by several rapids. Onthe third we entered Lake de Bourbon, calledby the English after the Indians Cedar Lake.This name is derived from the cedar tree(thuya) which covers its banks, and which isnot found to the northward of this region.On the fourth we reached the opposite extremityof Lake de Bourbon. This lake iseighteen leagues in length and has many deepbays receding to the northward. The land bywhich they are bordered is in almost all instancesout of sight. Several islands, some ofwhich are large, are also in this lake. Theshores are generally rocky. At the north end247