256 JOURNEY TO THE SHORES 
separated friends, Dr. Richardson and Mr. Hood, 
who arrived in perfect health with two canoes, 
having made a very expeditious journey from 
Cumberland, notwithstanding they were detained 
near three days in consequence of the melancholy 
loss of one of their bowmen, by the upsetting of a 
Canoe in a strong rapid; but, as the occurrences 
of this journey, together with the mention of some 
other circumstances that happened previous to 
their departure from Cumberland, which have 
been extracted from Mr. Hood’s narrative, will 
appear in the following chapter, it will be un- 
necessary to enter farther into these points now. — 
The zeal and talent displayed by Dr. Richard- 
son and Mr. Hood, in the discharge of theif 
several duties, since my separation from them, 
drew forth my highest approbation. These get 
tlemen had brought all the stores they could pro- 
cure from the establishments at Cumberland and 
Isle 4 la Crosse ; and at the latter place they had 
received ten bags of pemmican from the North- 
West Company, which proved to be mouldy, and 
so totally unfit for use, that it was left at the 
, Methye Portage. They got none from the Hud- 
_ Son’s Bay Post. The voyagers belonging to that 
Company, being destitute of provision, had eate? 
what was intended for us. In consequence of 
these untoward circumstances, the canoes arrived 
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