In the Arctic E 



halts in ill'- course of the march. Thermometer at 

 P.M. 3 



Showers of buow fell without intermission through 

 the night, but they ceased in the morning, and we 



out at the usual hour. The men were \< ry taint from 

 hunger, and marched with difficulty, having to opp 

 u fresh breeze, and to wade through the Bnow two I 

 deep. We gained, however, ten miles by four o'clock, 

 ami then encamped. The canoe was unfortunately 

 broken by the fall of the person who had it in chat 

 No trip* n to-day, but in clearing the 



snow to pitch the tents we found a quantity of 1 

 land moss, which was boiled t*<>r Supper. This weed, 

 not having been so hitter, that few <>i' 



the party could eat more than a few spoonfuls of it. 

 Our blankets did not. Buffice this evening to keep as 

 in tolerable warmth ; the slightest 1 i ming to 



pierce through our debilitated frames. The readi r 

 will, probably, he desirous to know how we passed our 

 time in Mich ; i comfortless situation : the first opera- 

 tion after encamping was to thaw en;- lines, if 

 ;i snilicit ut lire could he made, and dry 01 



on ; each person then wrote his notes of tin.' daily 



currences, and evening prayei 



Bupper was prepared it was eaten, generally in I 



dark, and we went to bed, and kept up a cheerful con- 

 ation until our blankets were thawed hy the 1 



