Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-04-22

would take us a month to reach Seal lake.
l wished very much to go by the river
route, because that is the way Mr.. Hubbard
would have gone had he not missed the
way Yet our time short. 1t was hard
to decide which was best to do George
Elson had had experience of what 1t means
to try to find way through Labrador
lakes. The trail was old and might not be
easily found. Our map was crude, and we
knew that we should not be able to make
the trip as quickly as the Indians even at
best and it was quite possible that good
deal of time might have to be spent looking
for the trail. Going ashore, the men ex-
amined the trail. When they returned to
the canoe the decision was reached to keep
to the river.
AS the river grew more and more diff
cult part of the outfit had to be portrayed.
One day, two miles above camp, about half
a load of outfit was put into one of the
canoes. and. slipping the tracking line
around the bow. George and Gilbert went
forward with 1t, while Job and Joe got into
the canoe to pole. Had it not been for my
confidence In them / should have been
HttIe anxious, for here the river was very
rough and close to the shore where they
would have to go was Dig rock, round
which the water poured in way that 10
me looked impossible. But only thought,
.srhey will know how to manage that,
and, picking up my kodaks, | climbed the
banks to avoid the willows mad JUST
reached the top. when. turning round
saw the canoe turn bottom side up ike a
fash and both men disappeared.
/ stood unable to move. Right away
Joe came up. He had caught the tracking
line and held to 1t. Then saw JOB appear.
He had not been able to hold to the canoe;
the current had swept him off,, ana was
now carrying him down the river Ny
heart sickened at the sight, ana sun /
could not move. Then an EDDY caught
him. and he went down. Again he appeared,
and this time closer to us. Tor the edoy
had somehow thrown him Inshore where
the water was not so deep re was on ms
back now and swimming little, but could
neither get up nor turn over l wondered
why the men stood there watching him
without a move Then 1t dawned on me
that George was holding the canoe, and
| found my voice to shout, Run, Joei'
Joe's own experience had for the moment
dazed him, but now he suddenly came
to life Sprlnging forward he waded out
and caught Jobs hand before ne was car
rIed into deep water again. AS he felt
himself caught In Joe's strong grasp, JOB
asked: Where Is Mrs. Hubbard! Is she
all right?'
very slow, for there was much carrying to
be done Twenty-Five miles above the first
rapid we were obliged to leave the river.
which here became impossible
The tributary sstream along which our
way next led us was too large to be called
a brook, and learning from Gilbert that 1t
was a great rnarten country. called it
wapustan river This also We found
swift stream. 1t dropped from ledge to
ledge down rocky hiilsides.
On Saturday July 10, we left the Wa
pustan and began on ntne-miie cross
country trip, working up to the northwest.
from which direction brook flows.
two-mile carry brought Us out on Sat
urday evening to a lake at Its head After
dinner Sunday we again went forw9rd
1t seemed very fine to have a whole mile
of padding. From the head of the lake
mile of good portaging brought US to
waters flowing to Seal lake.
Our way now led through three ex-
quisitely beautiful little lakes to where
their waters dropped down over rocky
Seal Lake. Here on the left of the outlet
we made our camp. On either side rose
a high hill only recently burned over-last
SUMMER, Gilbert said. George, Gilbert and
1 climbed the hill back OF our caIup tn
hopes of catching a first glimpse o. Seal
Lake, but we could not see 1t.
Slipping down the hill again, 4 reached
camp just as supper was ready. and after
the naeal George and crossed TO climb the
hill on the other side. which rose five hun-3
bred and forty feet above orr camp A
brisk climb brought us TO the top In time
TO see the sunset and one OF the most mag =
nifteents views l Ind ever beheld. George,
being taller, caught sight of the lake be-
fore L. and said. There is Seal AXE
Beyond Seal lake the river is not so diff
hetflt. though at one place we were
obliged to leave 1t for nine miles OF It's
course, where Il Is crowded between high,
rocky Hills flowing narrow, swift ard dtsea-