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CONTENTS. 



CHAPTER VI. 



Departure 



Navigat: 



Page 



and Lakes, and of the Portages — Slave Lake and Fort Providence — Scarcity of 

 Provisions, and discontent of the Canadian Voyagers — Difficulties with regard 

 to the Indian Guides — 'Refusal to proceed — Visit of Observation to the Upper 

 part of Copper-Mine Rivera-Return to the Winter-Quarters of Fort En- 

 terprise . 



CHAPTER VII. 



Transactions at Fort Enterprise — Mr. Back's Narrative of his Journey to Chipewyan 



and Return ......... 



CHAPTER VIII. 



Continuation of Proceedings at Fort Enterprise — Some Account of Copper 



Indians — Preparations for the Journey to the Northward 





CHAPTER IX. 



CHAPTER X. 



Jar 



Turnagain, to the East- 



ard, a distance exceeding Five Hundred and Fiftv Miles — Observations 



* » • 



West 



CHAPTER XI. 



Journey across the Barren Grounds — Difficulty and delay in crossing Copper-Mine 



River— Melancholy and fatal results thereof— Extreme Misery of the whole 



193 



Party — Murder of Mr. Hoo 



C anadians — Desolat 



Enterprise — Distress suffered at that place — Dr. Richardson 



Narrative — Mr. Back's Narrative — Conclu 



238 



287 



Departure from Fort Enterprise — Navigation of the Copper-Mine River — Visit to 



the Copper Mountain — Interview with the Esquimaux — Departure of the In- 

 dian Hunters — Arrangements made with them for our return . . . 316 



362 



391 



