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madversions of Dalrymple having apparently 

 caused him to leave several important gaps in 

 the enumeration of his daily journies both out- 

 ward and homeward. 



" It is a matter of some consequence in the 

 geographical delineation of the country, to ob- 

 tain the true route followed by Hearne ; and 

 notwithstanding the difficulties in the way of do- 

 ing so, originating in the above-mentioned causes, 

 Sir John Franklin's first journey supplies us with 

 data for the correction of part of his course, and 

 Captain Back's researches enable us to bring 

 another portion nearer to the truth. From the 

 former we obtain the correct position of the 

 mouth of the Coppermine River, of Congeca- 

 thewachaga, of Point Lake, and of the mouth of 

 Slave River, by which we can readily ascertain 

 all the western part of Hearne's route, the prin- 

 cipal errors of which are shown by the follow- 



