NORTHERN OCEAN. 
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Tranfactions from my leaving Prince of Wales’s 
Fort on my firft expedition, till our arrival there 
again. | 
Set off from the Fort.—Arrive at Po-co-ree-kif-co Ri- 
ver.—One of the Northern Indians defert.—Crofs 
Seal River, and walk on the barren grounds.— 
Receive wrong information concerning the diftance of 
the woods.—Weather begins to be very cold, provifi- 
ons all expended and nothing to be got.——Strike to 
the Weftward, arrive at the. woods, and kill three 
deer.—Set forward in the North Wejt quarter; fee 
the tracks of mufk-oxen and deer, but killed none.— 
Very Jhort of provifions.—Chawchinahaw wants us 
to return.— Neither he nor his crew contribute to 
our maintenance.—He influences feveral of the In- 
dians to defert.—Chawchinahaw and all his crew 
B leave 
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