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proved to be Crooked- Foot, Thooee-yorre, and 

 the Fop, with the wives of the two latter dragging 

 provisions. They were accompanied by Benoit, 

 one of our own men. 



We were rejoiced to learn, by a note from Mr. 

 Back, dated November 11, that he and his com- 

 panions had so recruited their strength that they 

 were preparing to proceed to Fort Providence. 

 Adam recovered his spirits on the arrival of the 

 Indians, and even walked about the room with 

 an appearance of strength and activity that sur- 

 prised us all. As it was of consequence to get 

 amongst the rein-deer before our present supply 

 should fail, we made preparations for quitting 

 Fort Enterprise the next day ; and, accordingly, 

 at an early hour, on the 16th, having united in 

 thanksgiving and prayer, the whole party left the 

 house after breakfast. Our feelings on quitting 

 the Fort, where we had formerly enjoyed much 

 comfort, if not happiness, and, latterly, experienced 

 a degree of misery scarcely to be paralleled, may 

 be more easily conceived than described. The 

 Indians treated us with the utmost tenderness, 

 gave us their snow-shoes, and walked without 

 themselves, keeping by our sides, that they might 

 lift us when we fell We descended Winter 

 River, and, about noon, crossed the head of 

 Round-Rock Lake, distant about three miles 



