In the Arctic Regions. 



River, to advance up thai stream as far as it was navi- 

 gable, ami then to construd Broall canoes out of the 

 materials ofthelai . which conld be carried in 



[ng the barren grounds to Fori Enterprize. 

 August 19. — We were almost beaten ont of our 

 comfortless abodes by rain during the night, and this 

 morning the gale continued without diminution. The 

 thermometer fell to 3! o men were Bent with 



Junius to search for the deer which Augustus had kill- 

 ed. Junius returned in the evening bringing part of 

 the meat, bul owing to the thickness of the weather, 

 his companions parted from him and did nol make 

 their appearance. Divine e rvice was read. On the 

 20th we were presented with the most chilling pros- 

 pect, the small pools of water being frozen over, the 

 ground being covered with snow, and the thermometer 

 at the freezing point at mid-day. Flights of 

 were passing to the southward. The wind however 

 was more moderate, having changed to the eastward. 

 Considerable anxiety prevailing respecting Belanger 

 and Michel, the two men who Btrayed from Junius 



nt cut to Look for them. 

 The search Wl -sl'iil. and they all returned in 



the i v( ning. The Btragglers were much fatigu d, and 

 had Buffered em verely from the cold, one of them hav- 

 ing his thighs frozen, and what under our circun 

 ces was most grievous, they had thrown away all the 



