74 JOURNEY TO THE SHORES 



fresh demands, the major part of which I was 

 fortunate enough to procure without the least 

 trouble. Having arranged the accounts and re- 

 ceipts between the Companies and the Expedi- 

 tion, and sent every thing before me to Fort Pro- 

 vidence, I prepared for my departure ; and it is 

 but justice to the gentlemen of both parties at 

 Moose-Deer Island to remark, that they afforded 

 the means of forwarding our stores in the most 

 cheerful and pleasant manner. 



'• March 5. — ^I took leave of the gentlemen at the 

 forts, and, in the afternoon, got to the fisheries 

 near Stony Island, where I found Mr. M'Vicar, 

 who was kind enough to have a house ready for 

 my reception; and I was not a little gratified at 

 perceiving a pleasant looking girl employed in 

 roasting a fine joint, and afterwards arranging the 

 table with all the dexterity of an accomplished 

 servant. 



" March e.—We set out at day-light, and break- 

 fasted at the Rein-Deer Islands. As the day 

 advanced the heat became so oppressive, that 

 each pulled off his coat and ran till sunset, when 

 we halted with two men, who were on their return 

 to Moose-Deer Island. There was a beautiful 

 Aurora Boreahs in the night; it rose about 

 N.b.W., and divided into three bars, diverging at 

 equal distances as far as the zenith, and then 



