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almost obliterated them. The m< d became furiou 

 the apprehension of being deserted by the hunters, and 

 Borne of the strongest throwing down their bund) 

 prepared to Bel out after them, intending to Leave the 

 more weak to follow as they could. The entrea 

 ami threats of the officers, however, prevented their 

 executing Lhie mad Bcheme : but not before Solomon 

 inger was despatched with orders for Mr. Back to 

 halt until we should join him. Sunn afterwards a thick 

 fog came on, bul we continued our march and overtook 

 Mr. Back, who had been detained in consequence of 

 his companions having followed some recent tracks of 

 deer. After halting an hour, during which we refresh- 

 ed ourselves with eating our old shoes and a few scraps 

 of leather, we Bet forward in the hope of ascertaining 

 whether an adjoining piece of water was the Copper- 

 Mine River or oot, but were soon compelled to return 

 and encamp, for Tear of a separation of the party, as 

 we could not Bee each other at ten yards' distance. 

 The fog diminishing towards the evening, Augustus 

 was Bent to examine the water, hut having lost his 

 way he did Dot reach the tents before midnight, when 

 he brought the information of its being a lake. \\v 

 BUpped upon tripe dt roche, and enjoyed a comforta- 

 ble fire, having found some pines, Beven or eight feet 

 high, in a valley near the encampment. 



The bounty of Piovideqce was most seasonably 

 manifested to us nexl mornimr. in our killing five 



