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they impart when lying down by their side or 
feet, as they usually do. But the greatest grati- 
fications a traveller in these regions enjoys, are 
derived from the hospitable welcome he receives 
at every trading post, however poor the means 
of the host may be; and from being disrobed 
even for a short time of the trappings of a 
voyager, and experiencing the pleasures of 
cleanliness, 
The following are the estimated distances, in 
statute miles, which Mr. Back and I have tra- 
velled since our departure from Cumberland: ~ 
From Cumberland House to Carlton House . . 263 
From Carlton to Isle 4 la Crosse 230 
. From Isle a la Crosse to north side of the Methye 
Portage 
From the Methye Ncioes to o Fort Chipewyan . 240 
