In the Arctic Regions. 



In the evening, Peltier, complaining much of i 

 requested of me a portion of ;i blanket to repair bis 

 shirl and drawers. The mending of tl 

 cupied him and Samandre until past one A.M., 

 their spirits were bo much revived by the emplovm 

 that they convei a cheerfully the whole time. 



Adam sat up with them. The Doctor, Hepburn, and 

 myself, went to bed. We were afterwards agreeably 

 surprised to Bee Peltier and Samandre* carry three 

 tour logs of wood across the room to replenish the I 

 which induced us to hope they still possessed more 

 strength than we had supposed. 



'ember 1. — This day was line and mild. Hep- 

 burn went hunting, but was as usual unsuccessful As 

 his Btrength was rapidly declining, we advised him to 

 desist from tin- pursuit of deer; and only to go out 

 for n short time and endeavor to kill a few partrid 

 tor Peltier and Samandre\ Tip- lector obtained a 

 little tript d( roche, hut- Peltier could not eat any of 

 it, and Samandr6 only a few spoonfuls, owing to 

 of their throats. In the afternoon p 



was bo much exhausted, that he sal up with diffica 

 ami looked piteously ; at length h" Blided from Ms 

 1 upon his bed, as we sup; sleep, and in 



this eoi:. ate he remained upwards of two hours, 



without our apprehending any danger. We 

 then alarmed by hearing a rattling in his throat, and 



