372 JOURNEY TO THE SHORES 



the shores of this lake in great quantities. The 

 next day was very cold. We began the journey 

 at nine A.M., and encamped at the Big Cape, 

 having made another short march, in consequence 

 of the roughness of the ice. 



On the 1 7th, we encamped on the most southerly 

 of the Rein-deer Islands. This night was very 

 stormy, but the wind abating in the mommg, we 

 proceeded, and by sun-set reached the fishing- 

 huts of the Company at Stony Point. Here we 

 found Mr. Andrews, a clerk of the Hudson's Bay 

 Company, who regaled us with a supper of excel- 

 lent white fish, for which this part of Slave Lake 

 is particularly celebrated. Two men with sledges 

 arrived soon afterwards, sent by Mr. M'Vicar, 

 who expected us about this time. We set ofi^ 

 in the morning before day-break, with several 

 companions, and arrived at Moose-deer Island 

 about one P.M. Here we were received with 

 the utmost hospitality by Mr. M* Vicar, the chief 

 trader of the Hudson's Bay Company in this dis- 

 trict, as well as by his assistant Mr. M'Auley. 

 We had also the happiness of joining our friend, 

 Mr. Back ; our feelings on this occasion can be 

 well imagined, we were deeply impressed with 

 gratitude to him for his exertions in sending the 

 supply of food to Fort Enterprise, to which, under 



