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u On quitting Norway House," says Franklin, 

 M we took leave of our worthy companion Augustus. 

 The tears which he shed at our parting, so unusual 

 in those uncultivated tribes, showed the strength of 

 his feelings, and I have no doubt they proceeded 

 from a sincere affection ; an affection which I can 

 venture to say, was mutually felt by every indi- 

 vidual." This most excellent young man and 

 Ooligbuck were to be conveyed to Churchill to 

 rejoin their families, and Franklin took care that 

 the pay due to them was handed over to the Direc- 

 tors of the Hudson's Bay Company, to be distri- 

 buted to them annually in the way suited to their 

 wants. 



It may be proper here to introduce a few words 

 in favour of a neglected and unwarrantably despised 

 race of men, the Esquimaux. A few samples may 

 suffice, and better need not be sought for than those 

 of Augustus, Junius, Ooligbuck, and Sackhouse; 

 and among the females, Iligliuk. Of these Oolig- 

 buck was the only male that survived the period of 

 the expeditions herein detailed, and he subsequently 

 accompanied Dease and Simpson, and is highly 

 spoken of by them for his honesty, fidelity, and 

 utility. Richardson greatly esteemed him. Junius 

 is supposed to have perished on Franklin's first ex- 

 pedition, by losing his way and dying of cold and 

 hunger. And Augustus, of whom too much cannot 

 be said, also perished in the same way, in his at- 



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