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to hunt in a certain quarter ; but he looked at the 

 jaunt with indifference, and calculated on meeting 

 them in six or seven days, for which time only he had 

 provision. Few persons in this country suffer more 

 from want of food than those occasionally do who are 

 employed on this service. They are furnished with a 

 sufficiency of provision to serve until they reach the 

 part where the Indians are expected to be ; but it 

 frequently occurs that, on their arrival at the spot, 

 they have gone elsewhere, and that a recent fall of 

 snow has hidden their track, in which case the voyagers 

 have to wander about in search of them ; and it often 

 happens, when they succeed in rinding the Indians, 

 that they are unprovided with meat. Mr. Isbester 

 had been placed in this distressing situation only a 

 few weeks ago, and passed four days without either 

 himself or his dogs tasting food. At length, when he 

 determined on killing one of the dogs to satisfy his 

 hunger, he happily met with a beaten track, which 

 led him to some Indian lodges, where lie obtained a 

 supply of food. 



■ morning of the 21st was cold, but pleasant for 

 traveling. We Left Mr. [sbester and his companion, 

 an-: ! the peninsula of Musquito Point, to avoid 



a detour of several miles which the river makes. 



Though we out up at, an early hour, We gained eleven 

 miles this (lay. Our encampment was at the lower 



