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In the morning lie wandered off from the party ; 

 and probably soon died. They did not see him 

 again. Sorel on this day gave out, and lay down 

 to die. They built him a fire ; and Morin, who was 

 in a dying condition and snow-blind, remained. 

 These two did not probably last till the next morn- 

 ing. That evening, I think, Hubbard killed a deer. 

 They travelled on, getting here and there a grouse, 

 but probably nothing else, the snow having frightened 

 off the game. Things were desperate, and brought 

 Haler to the determination of breaking up the party, 

 in order to prevent them from living upon each 

 other. He told them ' that he had done all he could 

 for them, that they had no other hope remaining 

 than the expected relief, and that their best plan 

 was to scatter and make the best of their way in 

 small parties down the river. That, for his part, if 

 he was to be eaten, he would, at all events, be found 

 travelling when he did die.' They accordingly 

 separated. With Mr. Haler continued five others 

 and the two Indian boys. Rohrer now became very 

 despondent : Haler encouraged him by recalling to 

 mind his family, and urged him to hold out a little 

 longer On this day he fell behind, but promised 

 to overtake them at evening. Haler, Scott, Hub- 

 bard, and Martin agreed that, if any one of them 

 should give out, the others were not to wait for him 



