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Our whole store consisted of a few pounds of 

 meat, and a liandful of flour. The Indians brought 

 twenty-two fish, and had left thirteen with their 

 families. This was, of course, absurdly insufficient 

 for a five days' journey to the plains, and then have 

 the risk of not finding buffalo after all. We resolved 

 upon a surer means of avoiding starvation, by going 

 over to the Fort for pemmican. 

 • Milton was still quite unfit to travel, and he was 

 therefore obliged to remain behind, while Cheadlewent 

 to Carlton. We divided the food equally between us, 

 and the latter set off* with the Indians at once. 



They journeyed rapidly on for the first day, and 

 Cheadle confidently expected to reach Carlton on the 

 evening of the second. The cold, however, was so 

 severe, that the Indians refused to stir in spite of 

 all his entreaties, and sat cooking and eating the 

 few fish there were until afternoon, replying to all 

 his expostulations and suggestions that it would be 

 better to leave some food for the morrow, with the 

 eternal " Keyarm " (It's all the same). 



After they had consumed all but two, he pre- 

 vailed upon them to start, but after a few miles, 

 they declared it was '' osharm aimun " (too hard), 

 alluding to the bitter cold, and^ camped again for the 

 night. They had not yet got half way. IN^ow the 

 provisions were quite finished, and seeing the '' Okey 

 Mow" was really angry, they rose before daylight, 

 not a whit uncomfortable or discontented with the 

 knowledge that they had forty miles to march with 



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