88 EORT CONFIDENCE. 



The cook, an old Canadian, who was busily engaged 

 in frying pancakes, was frightened by the aspect of 

 his visitor, and oversetting the frying-pan in the 

 fire, and leaping into bed, he hid himself beneath 

 the blankets. The poor wolf, astonished at the 

 novelty of the scene, and amazed by the blaze of 

 the flaming grease and the screams that issued 

 from the bed, retreated into the square of the fort, 

 and was there killed by the people who had rushed 

 from their several houses on the alarm being 

 raised. 



One of Mr. Rae's hunting and exploring ex- 

 cursions was made in the month of December, in 

 the coldest period of the winter ; and he informed 

 me that at that time the vapour which rose from 

 the rein-deer completely hid the individuals of a 

 herd ; so that, unless he could approach a detached 

 one, or get into the midst of them, he could not 

 take an aim. 



Notwithstanding the indolence of a large part of 

 the Dog-rib and Hare Indians who resorted to Fort . 

 Confidence, and their total disregard of truth, they 

 had the merit of being strictly honest with respect- 

 to property, and also of being quiet and unwilling 

 to offend. No precautions were taken to guard 

 knives and other articles used in the house to 

 which they had easy access, but they meddled 

 with nothing, and we missed none of our effects. 



