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aable information respecting the country and the In- 

 diana residing to the north of the Slave Lake, and for 

 furnishing me with a list of stores he supposed we 

 should require. This gentleman had n ome 



years on the Mackensie's River, and had been once so 

 far towards its mouth as to meet the Esquimaux in 

 it numbers. But they assumed such a hostile at- 

 titude, thai he deemed it unadvisable to attemptopen- 

 ing any communication with them, and retreated as 

 Bpeedily as he could. 



The observations we obtained here shewed that the 

 chronometers had varied their rates a little, in conse- 

 quence of the jolting of thecarioles in which we rode ; 

 but their errors and rates were ascertained previous 

 our departure. We observed the position of this fort 

 to be latitude 55° 25' 35" N., longitude 107° 51' 00" 

 W., by Lunars reduced Lack from Fort Chipewyan, 

 variation 22° 15' 4S" W., dip 84° 13' '3j" 



March 5. — We recommenced our journey this morn- 

 ing, having been supplied with the means of convey- 

 ance by both the companies in equal proportions. Mr. 

 (Mark accompanied us with the intention of going as 

 far as the boundary of his district. Tins gentleman 



was an experienced winter traveler, and we del 



much benefit from his - ins ; he can 



men to arrange the encampment with more attention 



to comfort ami shelter than our former companions had 



