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tlie 26th, and were kindly welcomed by Mr. Adam 

 Mac Beath, the gentleman in charge of that station, 

 who paid every attention to our comfort, and under- 

 took the treatment of the injured feet, which, until 

 seeing, he would not believe were frost-bitten. He 

 applied a poultice made of the inner bark of the 

 larch fir, which was a great relief. We remained 

 two days here to repose the crew, and experienced 

 much kindness and hospitality from Mr. Mac Beath 

 and his amiable lady. He furnished me with two 

 Indians as guides, and to assist in ascending the 

 river to Port Norman, had mocassins made for the 

 party, and lent me his tent, which proved of great 

 value in om- hitherto unprovided condition. The 

 remainder of the jom'ney to Fort Norman was 

 accomphshed with much more ease and comfort than 

 the foregoing. The two Indian lads were of great 

 assistance in tracking, though, as guides, little de- 

 pendence could be placed in them. A small rapid 

 was surmounted soon after quitting Fort Good Hope ; 

 and on the 1st October a larger one, called " Cent 

 Sous," after an Indian of that name, who w^as, I 

 believe, di'owned there in his canoe. Mr. PuUen had 

 at Fort Good Hope exchanged the " Logan " for a 

 larger boat, in which to continue his journey ; and I 

 had the woe unutterable of seeing my god-child and 



