In th( Arctic ff< gions. L91 



July 18. — As tfa sred in their d 



mination of setting out this morning, 1 reminded them 

 through Mr. Wentzel and 8l in. of the oe< 



sitv of our having the deposit of provision made at 

 Fort Enterprise, and received a renewed a of 



their attending to that point. They were also desired 

 to put as much m a1 aa they could en each on the 

 banka of the Copper-Mine Riveron their return. We 

 theo furnished them with as much ammunition as we 

 could spare, and they took their departure, promising 

 to wait three d Mr. Wentzel at the l 



Mountains. We afterwards Learned that their fears 

 did cot permit them to do bo, and that Mr. Wentzel 

 did not rejoin them until they were a day's march to 

 the southward of the mountains. 



We embarked at five A.M. and proceeded t iwards 

 the Bea, which is about nine mile distant from the 

 (dy Fall. After passing a few rapids, the river 

 became wider, and more navigable for canoes, flowing 

 1h tween hanks of alluvial sand. We encamped at 

 ten on the westo rn hank at its junction with tin- • 

 The river is here about a mile wide, hut very Bhallow, 

 being barred nearly across by sand hanks, which run 

 out? from the main land on < ach side to a low alluvial 

 island that lies in ti, . and forma two cnann 



of these the westermosi only is navigable even for 

 noes, the other being obstructed by a Btonj bar. The 



