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evil ; his buffalo robe caught fire, and the slu.es on 

 liis feet, being contracted by the heat, gave him such 

 pain, that he jumped up in the cold, and ran into the 

 snow as the only means of obtaining relief. 



On the 28th we had a Btrong and piercing wind 

 from N. \Y. in our faces, and much snow-drift ; we 

 were compelled to walk as quick as we could, and to 

 keep constantly rubbing the exposed parts of the 

 skin, to prevent their being frozen, but some of the 

 party Buffered in spite of every precaution. We d 

 cried three red-deer on the banks of the river, and 

 were about to send the best marksmen after tk 



when they espied the party and ran away. A supply 



of meat would have been very* seasonable, as the men's 

 provision became scanty, and the clogs were without 

 food, except a little burnt leather. Owing to the 

 scarcity of wood, we had to walk until a late hour. 

 before a good spot for an encampment could be found, 

 and had then come only eleven miles. The night was 

 miserably cold ; our tea froze in the tin pots 1 

 we could drink it, and even a mixture of spirits I 

 water became quite thick by congelation : yet, 

 we lay down to rest, we felt no inconvei 

 heeded not the wolves, though they were howlii 

 within view. 



The 29th was al80 very cold, until the sun bui 



forth, when the traveling became pleasant. T 



