MR. eae's expedition, 113 



CHAP. XVI. 



MR. RAE'S EXPEDITION IN THE SUMMER OF 1849. INSTRUC- 

 TIONS. HE CROSSES TO THE COPPERMINE. DESCENDS THAT 



RIV 7 ER. SEA COVERED "WITH ICE. — SURVEYS RAE RIVER. 



ESKIMOS. CAPE KENDALL. 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 BROD1E LOST 



LN THE WOODS. HIS ADVENTURES. FORT SIMPSON. METHY 



PORTAGE. RECEIVE ENGLISH LETTERS. — NORWAY HOUSE 



PART FROM THE SEAMEN AND SAPPERS AND MINERS. CON- 

 TINUE THE VOYAGE TO CANADA. BOSTON. — LAND AT LIVER- 

 POOL. SUMMARY OF THE PRESENT STATE OF THE SEARCH 



FOR SIR JOHN FRANKLIN. 



Having in the preceding chapter mentioned such 

 occurrences during our winter's residence at Fort 

 Confidence as seemed most worthy of notice, this 

 is the most appropriate place for introducing an 

 account of Mr. Rae's endeavours, in the summer, 

 to reach Wollaston Land, and complete the search 

 in that quarter. Had Ave succeeded in taking our 

 boats up the Coppermine, beyond the reach of the 

 Eskimos, according to our expectations when the 

 plan of search was formed, the voyage might have 

 been resumed in the summer of 1849 with two or 

 three boats ; and, in that case, both Mr. Rae and I 

 would have gone, that we might aid each other 



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