fusion of the Labrador tea plant, f ledum i)ulmire), 

 and ate a few morsels of burnt leather for supi)er. 

 We were unable to raise the tent, and found its 

 weight too great to carry it on ; we, therefore, 

 cut it up, and took a part of the canvass for a 

 cover. The night was bitterly cold, and though 

 we lay as close to each other as possible, having 

 no shelter, we could not keep ourselves suffi- 

 ciently warm to sleep. A strong gale came on 

 after midnight, which increased the severity of 

 the weather. In the morning Belanger and 

 Michel renewed their request to be permit- 

 ted to go back to the tent, assuring me 

 they were still weaker than on the preceding 

 evening, and less capable of going forward ; and 

 they urged, that the stopping at a place where 

 there was a supply of trip6 de roche was their 

 only chance of preserving life ; under these cir- 

 cumstances, I could not do otherwise than yield 

 to their desire. I wrote a note to Dr. Richardson 

 and Mr. Hood, informing them of the pines we 

 had passed, and recommending their removing 

 thither. Having found that Michel was carrying 

 a considerable quantity of ammunition, I desired 

 him to divide it among my party, leaving him 

 only ten balls and a little shot, to kill any ani- 

 mals he might meet on his way to the tent. Tins 

 man was very particular in his inquiries respcct- 



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