As these shoals had the peculiarity of beginning gradually and ending very abruptly we got some unexpected plunge baths during this kind of progression.

But the air was hot, the thermometer being about 90 deg.

F., and being soaked through was not uncomfortable.

At one place Prof.succeeded in shooting a beaver which was near the bank and it was secured before it could get to its hole, being badly wounded.

Steward caught it around the middle from behind and threw it into the boat--he had jumped into the water--and there it was finished with an oar.