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for dogs and all included, having been about fifty a day. 

 Two men arriving from Fort Norman for a supply of 

 fresh fish, those in store having become really too 

 gamy, I resolved to return with them, being desirous 

 to hear from Mr. Pullen to whom I had written by 

 the winter express. With a latent yearning after 

 dandyism which was, it must be owned, rather out 

 of place, I desired to have my hair cut, and this 

 operation was performed by means of a knife and a 

 board, for scissors were wanting ; the result exceeded 

 that of parish barbers, who clip the crowns of 

 charity children by contract and the hundred. On 

 the 21st of February, at sunrise, the two men of 

 the Fort and myself started from " New Fort Franklin" 

 (the title by which our palatial residence was digni- 

 fied) each driving a dog-sledge laden in all with 

 upwards of six hundred fish. After crossing Bear 

 Lake and following the trail into the woods on the 

 opposite shore, we encountered two Indians who said 

 that they were starving ; we gave a fish to each as 

 a stay until they should reach the lake. An hour 

 later we met another whose tale and supply were 

 as before. Four or five hours after, we found two 

 women with each a couple of children, encamped by 

 the wayside; they also clamorously assailed us for 

 relief and received some fish. 



