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pudding- with a little floiir^ nnd in the situation we 

 "vvere^ we enjo3'ed it very much. 



Oct. Qrcl. — We killed the horse this morning* as 

 he Avas not able to stand^ and dried the meat to 

 carry with us ; we made a small stag'e of sapling-s 

 on which to dry the meat, which was cut off close to 

 the bone as clean as possible^ and then cut in thin 

 slices^ and laid on the stag'e in i\\Q sun to dry^ and 

 the sun being' very hot^ it dried well * the hearty 

 liver^ and kidneys were parboiled^ and cut up fine, 

 and mixed with the blood of the horse and about 

 three pounds of flour j they made four pudding-s, 

 with which, after the}^ had boiled about four hours, 

 we satisfied our appetites better than we had been 

 able to do for some time : it was served up in the 

 same manner as our usual rations, in equal parts, 

 and each man had a right to reserve a portion of 

 his mess till the next day — but very little Avas saved. 

 Mr. Kennedy found that it was even necessary to 

 have the horse flesh Avatched Avhilst drying', finding- 

 that two or three of the party had secreted small 

 quantities among-st their clothes ; such precautions 

 were quite necessar}^, - as well in justice to the whole 

 of the party, as to keep up the streng'th of all, Avhich 

 seemed to be very fast declining*. At nig-ht we 

 made a fire to smoke the meat, and to destroy the 

 mag"g"ots, Avhich were very numerous in it j Ave 

 packed the meat in empty flour bag's. 



Oct. 4:th. — We proceeded nortliAvard over small 

 sandy plains, covered Avith annual grass, Avhich was 



