the Arctic R 



An Indian was al« I bo Akaitcho, with di- 



rections for him to come^ither directly, and bring 

 whatever provision he had, as we were desirous of pro- , 

 ceeding, withonl delay, to th< • -Mine | 



In the evening cur men brought in the can a 



Beven reindeer, whieli two hunters had shot yi 



day, and the women commenced drying the meal for 

 our journey. We also obtained a good Bupply i 

 from our nets to-day. 



A heavy rain, on the 23d, prevented tin 1 men from 



ither at the building, ni- going for meat ; 



hut ..n the next day the weather v. . and they 



renewed their labors. The thermometer, that day, 

 did not rise higher than 42°, and it fell to 31° before 

 midnight. On the morning "I' th" i!.jth, we wo 

 prised by some early symptoms of the approach of 

 winter ; the Bmall pools were frozen over, and a flock 



i t'> the southward. In th" aftei 

 however. - me on, which afterwards changed into 



rain, and the ice quickly disappeared. We Buffered 

 great anxiety all the next day respecting John 1 1 -i — 

 burn, who had -one to hunt before Bunrise on th. . 

 and 1" en absenl ever Bince, Aboul four hours after 

 his departure the wind changed, an 

 Boured every mark by which hi to tie 



could he directed, and we thought it probable he had 

 been wandering in an opposite direction i" our situa- 



