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I ):;r Bupper consisted of tripe de rocJu and half a par- 

 tridge each. 



Our progress nexi day was extremely slow, froi 

 difficulty <>t managing the canoe in passing over the 

 hills, as the breeae was fresh. Peltier, who had it in 

 charge, having received several seven- falls, became 

 impatient, and insisted on leaving his burden, as it 

 had already been much injured by the accidents of 

 this day ; and do arguments we could use were suffi- 

 cient to prevail on him to continue carrying it. Vail- 

 lunt was, therefore, directed to take it, and we proceed- 

 ed forward. Saving found he -_ r "t on very well, ■ 

 was walking even foster than Mr. ftood could, in his 

 present debilitated state, I pushed forward to stop the 

 r. st of the party, who had got out of our sight during 

 the delay which the discussion about the canoe had 

 occasioned. 1 accidentally passed the body of the men, 

 and followed the hacks of two persons, who had sepa- 

 rated from the rest, until two P.M., when, do! seeing 

 any person, 1 retraced my steps, and on my way i 

 l>r. Richardson, who had also mi party whilst 



he was employed gathering tripi d 

 went hack together in search of them. We found 

 they had halted among some willow^, where they had 

 picked np Borne pi< ces of skin, and a few bones of de n 

 that had been devoured by the wolves last Bprh 

 They had rendered the bones friable by burning, and 



