CHAMPLAIN'S EXPLANATION OF THE ACCOMPANYING MAP. PORT DE TADOUCAC. _The figures indicate the fathoms of water_. _A_. A round mountain on the bank of the river Saguenay. _B_. The harbor of Tadoussac. _C_. A small fresh-water brook. _D_. The encampment of the savages when they come to traffic. _E_. A peninsula partly enclosing the port of the river Saguenay. _F_. Point of All Devils. _G_. The river Saguenay. _H_. Point aux Alouettes. _I_. Very rough mountains covered with firs and beeches. _L_. The mill Bode. _M_. The roadstead where vessels anchor while waiting for wind and tide. _N_. A little pond near the harbor. _O_. A small brook coming from the pond and flowing into the Saguenay. _P_. Place without trees near the point where there is a quantity of grass. * * * * * I set out from Tadoussac the last day of the month to go to Quebec. [298] We passed near an island called Hare Island, [299] distant six leagues from the above-named port: it is two leagues from the northern, and nearly four leagues from the southern shore. From Hare Island we proceeded to a little river, dry at low tide, up which some seven hundred or eight hundred paces there are two falls. We named it Salmon River, [300] since we caught some of these fish in it. Coasting along the north shore, we came to a point extending into the river, which we called Cap Dauphin, [301] distant three leagues from Salmon River. Thence we proceeded to another, which we named Eagle Cape, [302] distant eight leagues from Cap Dauphin. Between the two there is a large bay, [303] at the extremity of which is a little river dry at low tide. From Eagle Cape, we proceeded to Isle aux Coudres, [304] a good league distant, which is about a league and a half long. It is nearly level, and grows narrower towards the two ends. On the western end there are meadows, and rocky points extending some distance out into the river. On the south-west side it is very reefy, yet very pleasant in consequence of the woods surrounding it. It is distant about half a league from the northern shore, where is a little river extending some distance into the interior. We named it Rivière du Gouffre, [305] since abreast of it the tide runs with extraordinary rapidity; and, although it has a calm appearance, it is always much agitated, the depth there being great: but the river itself is shallow, and there are many rocks at and about its mouth. Coasting along from Isle aux Coudres, we reached a cape which we named Cap de Tourmente, [306] five leagues distant; and we gave it this name because, however little wind there may be, the water rises there as if it were full tide. At this point, the water begins to be fresh. Thence we proceeded to the Island of Orleans, [307] a distance of two leagues, on the south side of which are numerous islands, low, covered with trees and very pleasant, with large meadows, having plenty of game, some being, so far as