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■ onld not proceed with the canoes farther with 

 the risk of breaking the bark and seriously injuring 

 them, we therefore crossed Winter River in them, and 

 put up on a ridge of Band hills in a well sheltered 



place. But as the stock of provision was scanty, 

 determined on proceeding as quirk as possible, and 

 leaving the canoe party under the charge of Mr. 

 Wentzel. We parted from them in the afternoon, 

 and first directed our course towards a range of hills, 

 where n pected to find Antonio Fontano, who I 



trated from ns in the morning. En crossing to- 

 wards thr>c hills I fell through the ice into tl 

 with my bundle on my shoulders, hut was soon extri- 

 cated withoul receiving any injury; and Mr. Back, 

 who left us to go in Bearch of the straggler, met with 

 a similar accident in the evening. We put up on a 

 ridge of sand hills, where we found some pines, and 

 made a large fire to apprise Mr. Back and Fontan 

 our situation. St. Germain having killed a deer in 

 *the afternoon, we received an acceptable supply of 

 meat The nighl was stormy and very cold. 



At live next morning our men were Bent in different 

 directions after our absent companions, hut 

 weather was foggy, we despaired of finding them unl 

 they should chan ar the muskets our people 



were desired to fire. Tiny returned, however, at ten, 

 bringing intelligence of them. I went immediately 



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