In tin' An lis. 



cold, and the drift rendered it difficult for those in the 

 rear to follow the track over the heights, whilst in th i 

 valleys, where it, was sufficiently marked, from the 

 depth of tlic snow, the labor of walking was pi 

 tionably great. Those in advance made as usual fre- 

 quent hall ing unable from the severity of the 

 weather to remain long still, tiny were obliged to move 

 on before the rear could come up, and tin- part; 

 con: : very much. 



Aboul ooon Samandre coming up, informed us that 

 Credit and Vaillant could advance n<> further. 

 willows being discovered in a valley near to us, I pro- 

 to halt the party there whilst Dr. Richardson 

 wenl hack to visit them. I hoped too, that when the 

 sufferers received tin- information of a the being kin- 

 dled at so Bhort a distance, they would !>•• cheer d, and 

 use their utmost efforts to reach it, but this proved a 

 vain hope. The Doctor found Valliant about a mile 



and a half in the rear, miirh exhausted with cold and 



fatigue. Having encouraged him to advance to the 



tire, after repeated solicitati made the at: 



hut fell down amongst the deep snow at every step. 



Leaving him in this situation, the Doctor went 



halt' a mile farther back, to the spot wh il was 



said to have halted, and the track being nearly oblite- 

 rated by the snow drif 

 go further. Returning he passed Vaillant, who hav- 



