S8 JOURNEY TO THE SHORES 



species of Coregonus, which we had not seen 

 previously. 



On the following day two Indians came with a 

 message from the Hook, the chief next to Akaitcho 

 in authority amongst the Copper Indians. His 

 band was between West Marten and Great Bear 

 Lakes, and he offered to provide a quantity of 

 dried meat for us on the banks of the Copper- 

 Mine River in the beginning of summer, provided 

 we sent him some goods and ammunition. It 

 was in his power to do this without inconvenience, 

 as he generally spends the summer months on 

 the banks of the river near the Copper Moun- 

 tam ; but we had no goods to spare, and I could 

 not venture to send any part of our small stock of 

 ammumtion until I saw what the necessities of 

 our own party required. I told them, however, 

 that I would gladly receive either provisions or 

 leather when we met, and would pay for them by 

 notes on the North-West Company's post ; but to 

 prevent any misunderstanding with Mr Weeks 

 iTequested them to take their winter's collection 

 of furs to Fort Providence before they went to the 

 Copper-Mine River. They assured me that the 

 Hook would watch anxiously for our passing, as 

 he was unwell, and wished to consult the dcxrtor. 



Several circumstances having come lately to 

 my knowledge that led me to suspect the fidelity 



