1 1, I In Arctic Regions. 



CHAPTEB XI. 



A.8 there was little danger of our losing the path 

 of our hunters whilst we coasted the Bhores of this 

 lake, I determined on again sending Mr. Back forward, 

 with the interpreters, to hunt. 1 had in view, in this 

 arrangement, the further object of enabling Mr. Back 



; across the lake with two of these men, I 

 vey the earliest possible account of our situation to 

 the Indians. Accordingly I instructed him to halt at 

 the first pines he Bhould conn.' to, and then prepare a 

 raft ; and it' his hunters had killed animals, so that the 

 party could be supported whilst we were making our 

 raft, h<- was to cross immediately with St. Germain and 

 Beauparlant, and Bend the Indians to ua as quickly as 

 possible with Buppliesjrf meat 



We had this evening the pain of discovering that 

 two of our men had Btoleo part of the i flfioers' provi- 

 sion, which had been allotted to us with Strict impar- 

 tiality. This conduct was the more reprehensible, as 

 it was plain that we were Buffering, even in a gl 



