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The pnow storm continued all thi md during 



the forei □ of the 3d, Saving persuaded the ; 



ither Borne tripe de roche, I partook of a meal 

 with them ; and afterwards set out with the inten- 

 tion of going to St. Germain to hasten his operations, 

 bul though lie was only three-quarters of a mile dis- 

 tant, I Bpenl three hours in a vain attempt to 

 him. my strength being unequal to the labor of wad- 

 ing through the deep bdow ; and I returned qui 

 hausted, and much Bhaken by the numerous falls 1 

 had got My associates were all in the same debilita- 



. and poor I [ood was reduced to a | 

 shadow, from the iwel complaints which the 



tripe d< roche never failed to give him. Back w 

 feeble as to require the support of a stick in walking ; 

 and 1 >r. Richardson had lameness superadded to weak- 

 The voyagers were Bomewhal Btronger than 

 ourselves, but more indisposed to exertion, on account 

 of their despondency. The sensation of hunger was 

 do longer fell by any of us, yel we v ireely able 



to converse upon any other Bubject than the 



ting. We were much indebted to Eepburn at 

 this crisis. The officers were unable from weal 



;lier iri, h them 5 indre, 



who had acted as our cook on the journey from the 

 coast, sharing in the despair oi I of the Cana- 



dians, refused to make the Bligb rtions. Hep- 



