IV CONTENTS. 



CHAP. XV. 



OCCURRENCES IN WINTER. 



Page 



Fort Confidence. Situation. Silurian Limestone. Lake 

 basin. Trees. Dwelling-house. Occupations. Letters. 

 Galena Newspaper. Oregon '' Spectator." Extent of 

 the Hudson's Bay Company's Territory. Fisheries. 

 Venison. Wolverines. Native Socialism. Provisions 

 collected at Fort Confidence. Fetes. Winter Fishery. 

 Eskimo Sleds. Reindeer. Wolverine. Wolves. 

 Honesty of the Dog-Ribs. Their Indolence. Pro- 

 visions not individual Property. Indians move off. 

 An Accouchement. Coelebs in search of a Wife. Might 

 makes Right. None but the brave deserve the fair. 

 Progress of the Seasons. Temperature. Arrival of 

 Summer Birds. At Fort Confidence. At Fort Franklin. 

 On the Yukon - - - - - -61 



CHAP. XVI. 



Mr. Rae's Expedition in the Summer of 1849. Instruc- 

 tions. He crosses to the Coppermine. Descends that 

 River. Sea covered with Ice. Surveys Rae River. 

 Eskimos. Cape Kendal. Cape Hearne. Basil Hall 

 Bay. Cape Krusenstern. Douglas Island. Detention. 

 Dangerous Situation. August 23., return. Author 

 and Mr. Bell leave Fort Confidence. Cross Great 

 Bear Lake. Descend Bear Lake River. David Brodie 

 lost in the Woods. His Adventures. Fort Simpson. 

 Methy Portage. Receive English Letters. Norway 

 House. Part from the Seamen and Sappers and Miners. 

 Continue the Voyage to Canada. Boston. Land at 

 Liverpool. Summary of the present State of the Search 

 for Sir John Franklin - - - - - 113 



