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they mighl gather a little strength, whilst the delay 

 would afford us the chance of Learning whether Mr. 

 Back had seen the Indians. 



We now Looked round for the means of subsistence, 

 and were gratified to find Beveral deer Bkins, which 

 had been thrown away during our former reside] 

 The bones were gathered from the heap of ashes, th 

 with the skins, and the addition of tri che, we 



considered would support us tolerably well for a time. 

 A- to the house, the parchmenl being torn from the 

 windows, the apartment we I for our abode 



was exj all the rigor of tl n. We en- 



deavored to exclude the wind as much as possible, l>y 

 placing Loose boards against the apertures. The tem- 

 perature was now between L5°and 20° below zero. 

 We procured fuel by pulling up the flooring of the 

 other rooms, and water for the purpose of cooking by 

 melting the snow. Whilst we were seated round the 

 fire, singing the deer skin for supper, we were rejoi 

 by the unexpected entrance of Augustus. Ee bad 

 followed quite a differenl course from ours, and the 

 circumstance of his having found his way through a 

 part of the country he had never been in before, must 

 be considered a remarkable proof of sagacity. The 

 unusual earlinessof this winter became manifest tons 

 from the Btate of things at this Bpot. Las! year at 

 the Bame Beason, and still Later, there had been yeij 



