In his report of his exploration of the country between Churchill river and Lake Athabaska in 1892, Mr. J. B. Tyrrell writes:—“The moose (_Alces Americanus_), roams through the more thickly wooded parts of the country as far north as Stone river, which is probably near the northern limit of its range. Seven individuals in all were seen during the course of the summer. The woodland caribou (_Rangifer caribou_) is said to occur in the more southern portion of the district, near Churchill river, but none were seen. The barren ground caribou (_Rangifer Grœnlandicus_) comes south in winter to the south end of Reindeer lake and the upper portion of Mudjatik and Foster rivers. It travels north in spring to the Barren Lands, but a very few animals are occasionally left behind, one having been shot in July near the north end of Cree lake. The Canada lynx (_Lynx Canadensis_) is moderately abundant in some seasons in the more southern part of the district. The gray wolf (_Canis lupus occidentalis_) roams over the country, but is not plentiful. The coyote (_Canis lisatrans_) is found occasionally as far north as the height of land, one having been shot by the writer on one of the small lakes near the source of Foster river. It is, however, certainly not common in the district. Red, black and cross foxes (_Vulpes vulgaris_), wolverine (_Guloluscus_), marten (_Mustela Americana_), weasel (_Putorius vulgaris_), mink (_P. vison_) and skunk (_Mephitis mephitica_) are all found in greater or less abundance in the rolling wooded country underlain by Archaean rocks. The otter (_Lutra Canadensis_) was found on all the streams north to Stone river. The black bear (_Ursus Americanus_) roams over the whole country. A few beavers (_Castor fiber_) may still be met with in many of the streams. A considerable colony was found in the untravelled country near the source of Geikie river, but our canoemen brought back word of this (to the Indians) important discovery, and doubtless the beaver were killed during the following winter. The muskrat (_Fiber zibethicus_) was seen swimming in all the streams. The rabbit or American hare (_Lepus Americanus_) is found everywhere in the denser woods, but it did not seem to be anywhere abundant.