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from me to Bir. Back, requesting another supply of 

 meat aa soon as possible. The two others, '• Crooked- 

 I >t and the Bat," remained to take care of as, until 

 we should be able to move forward. 



The note I received by the [ndians from Mr. I 

 communicated a tale of distress with regard to him- 



: ami his party, as painful as that which we had 



Buffered ; as will hi' Been hereafter, by his own narra- 

 tive. 



November 8. — Tin- [ndians this morning requi 

 us to remove to an encampment mi tin- hanks of the 

 river, as they were unwilling to remain in the house 

 in which the bodies of our deceased companions were 

 lying exposed t" view. We agreed to remove hut tin' 

 day pn.vrd too Btormy, and Dr. Richardson and Hep- 

 burn having dragged the In. dies to a short distance, and 

 Covered them with snow, the objections of the Indians 



to remain in the house were removed, and they began 

 to clear our room of the accumulation ^t' dirt and 

 fragments of pounded bones. The improved state of our 

 apartment, and the large and cheerful tires they kept 

 np, produced in us a Bensation of comforl to which we 

 had long been Btrangere. In the evening they brought 



in a pile . . t" dried wood, which was lying on the river 

 side, and on which we had often ca8l a wishful I 



being unable to drag it np the bank The [ndians 



about every thing with an activity that amazed us. 



