In the An tic Regions. 



in the Beason, additions to hifl Btock of provision may 

 be obtained on many parts of the coast, hould cir- 

 cumstances give him to b< ad out hunting 

 parties. With the trawl or seine nets also, he may 

 almosl every where get abundance of fish even without 

 retarding his progress. ruder these circumstai 

 do not conceive that he runs any hazard of wanting 

 provisions, Bhould his voyage be prolonged 

 beyond the latest period of time which U calculated 

 apou Drift timber may be gathered at many places 



and there is a fair pi 

 of his opening a communication with the Esquimaux, 

 who come down to the i I kill Beals in the Bpring, 

 previous t ice breaking upj and from whom, it' 



he succeeds in conciliating their good will, he may 

 obtain provision, and much useful assistance. 



If he makes for Copper-Mine River, as he probably 

 will do, he will not find it in the longitude as laid 

 down on the charts ; hut ho will probably find what 

 would ho more interesting to him, a post which we 

 erected on the 26th August at the mouth of Hood's 

 River, which is nearly, ; as will appear hereafter, in 

 that Longitude, with a flag upon it, and a letter at the 

 foot of it, which may convey to him E ful in- 



formation. [1 ible, however, that he might 



keep outside of t;. lands which skirt this 



part of the coast 



