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off two days before to the Beth-see-to, a large lake to 

 the northward, where they intended passing the sum- 

 mer. Long-legs and Keskarrah had departed, to de- 

 sire the Hook to collect as much meat as he could 

 against our arrival at his lodge. We were extremely 

 distressed to learn from Dr. Eichardson, that Akaitcho 

 and his party had expended all the ammunition they 

 had received at Fort Enterprize, without having con- 

 tributed any supply of provision. The Doctor had, 

 however, through the assistance of two hunters he 

 kept with him, prepared two hundred pounds of dried 

 meat, which was now our sole dependence for the 

 journey. On the following morning I represented to 

 Akaitcho that we had been greatly disappointed by 

 his conduct, which was so opposite to the promise of 

 exertion he had made, on quitting Fort Enterprize. 

 He offered many excuses, but finding they were not 

 satisfactory, he admitted that the greater part of the 

 ammunition had been given to those who accompanied 

 the women to the Beth-see-to, and piomised to behave 

 better in future. I then told him, that I intended in 

 future to give them ammunition only in proportion to 

 the meat which was brought in, and that we should 

 commence upon that, plan, by supplying him with 

 a balls, and the hunters with ten each. 

 The number of our hunters was now reduced to 

 five, as two of the most active declined going any fur* 



