JOURNEY TO THE SHORES 



THE POLAR SEA. 



CHAPTER VIII. 



1820. During our llttle expedition to the 

 September. Qopper-Mine River, Mr. Wentzel had 

 made great progress in the erection of our winter- 

 house, having nearly roofed it in. But before 

 proceeding to give an account of a ten months' 

 residence at this place, henceforth designated 

 Fort Enterprise, I may premise, that I shall omit 

 many of the ordinary occurrences of a North- 

 American winter, as they have been already de- 

 tailed in so able and interesting a manner by 

 Ellis*, and confine myself principally to the cir- 



I Dobbs and California. 



