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NORTHERN OCEAN. 
éd Matonabbee, mentioned in my initruétions ; 
who, with his followers, or gang, was alfo going 
to Prince of Wales’s Fort, with furrs, and other 
articles for trade. ‘This leader, whena youth, re- 
fided feveral years at the above Fort, and was not 
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a ie 
September. 
only a perfect mafter of the Scuthern Indian lane, 
guage, but by being frequently with the Compa- 
ny’s fervants, had acquired feveral words of 
Englifh, and was one of the men who brought 
the lateft accounts of the Coppermine River; and 
it was on his information, added to that of one 
I-dot-le-ezey, (who is fince dead,) that this expe- 
dition was fet on foot. 
The courteous behaviour of this ftranger ftruck 
me very fenfibly. As foon as he was acquainted 
with our diftrefs, he got fuch fkins as we had with 
us drefled for the Southern Indians, and furnifh-_ 
ed me with a good warm fuit of otter and other 
ikins: but, as it was not in his power to provide 
us with fnow-fhoes, (being then on the barren 
ground,) he directed us to a little river which he 
knew, and where there was a fmall range of 
woods, which, though none of the beft, would, 
he faid, furnith us with temporary fnow-fhoes and 
fledges, that might materially affift us during the 
remaining part of our journey. We fpent feve- 
ral nights in company with this Leader, though 
we advanced towards the Fort at the rate of ten 
or twelve miles a day ; and as provifions abound- 
ed, he made a grand feait for me in the Southern 
Indian ftile, where there was plenty of gaod eat- 
s& ing, 
Oober, 
