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principle from them, they proved nauseous to all, 

 and noxious to several of the party, producing 

 severe bowel complaints." This, with half a part- 

 ridge to each, furnished their supper. 



On the 8th the passage of a river was effected by 

 means of a range of large rocks at the foot of a 

 rapid. The people who carried heavy burdens 

 mostly slipped into the stream, and were drenched 

 from head to foot; and all being wet to the middle, 

 and the thermometer at 17°, their clothes became 

 stiff with the frost, disabling them from walking 

 without much pain. 



On the 10th they perceived a herd of musk-oxen, 

 of which the hunters killed one of the largest, which 

 was a cow ; and which infused spirit into the starv- 

 ing party. "This," says Franklin, " was the sixth 

 day since we had enjoyed a good meal ; the tripe 

 de roche, even where we got enough, only serving 

 to allay the pangs of hunger for a short time." 



On the 12th the severity of the weather abated, 

 so as to allow them to go forward, but the whole 

 party complained of faintness, and of more weak- 

 ness than they had ever before done. Their 

 supper consisted of a single partridge, accom- 

 panied with some rock-tripe, which afforded little 

 relief, and the latter had become quite nauseous 

 to all, and in several produced bowel complaints, 

 to Mr. Hood in particular. It was now obvious 

 that the wdiole party were getting weaker every 



