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panied by Augustus, paid another visit to Terregan- 

 nceuck, to see if be could obtain any additional infor- 

 mation respecting the country to the eastward ; but 

 he was disappointed at finding that his affrighted fami- 

 ly had not yet rejoined him, and the old man could 

 add nothing to his former communication. The Doc- 

 tor remarked that Terregannoeuck had a great dislike 

 to mentioning the name of the Copper-Mine Biver, 

 and that he evaded the question with much dexterity 

 as often as it was put to him ; but that he willingly 

 told the name of a river to the eastward, and also of 

 his tribe. He attempted to persuade Augustus to re- 

 main with him, and offered him one of his daughters 

 for a wife. These Esquimaux strike fire with two 

 stones, catching the sparks in the down of the catkius 

 of a willow. 



The despatches being finished were delivered this) 



evening to Mr. Wentzel, who parted from us at eight 



P. M. with Parent, Gagnier, Dumas, and Forcier, 



Canadians, whom I had discharged for the purpose of 



reducing our expenditure of provisions as much as 



ile. The remainder of the party, including 



rs, amounted to twenty poisons. 1 made Mr. 



Wentzel acquainted with the pfobable course of our 



future proceedings, and mentioned to him that if we 



far distant from this river, when the season or 



other circumstances rendered it necessary to put a top 



