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the whole party left the house after breakfast, I 

 feeliogs on quitting the Fort, where we had formerly 

 enjoyed mach comfort, if not happiness, and, latterly. 

 experienced a degree of mi ircely to be paralelled, 



may be more easily conceived than described. ] 

 [ndiana treated us with the utmost tenderm 



their snow-shoes and walked without themselves, 

 k> eping by our sides, that they might lift as when we 

 fell We descended Winter Biver, and, about noon, 

 crossed the head of Bound-Bock Lake, distant about 

 three miles from the house, where we were obliged t«> 

 halt, as Dr. Bichardson was unable to proceed. The 

 Bwellings in his limbs rendered him by much the weak- 



of the party. The Indians prepared our encamp- 

 ment, cooked t'"i- as, and ted us as it' we had been 

 children ; evincing humanity that would have done 

 honor to the most civilized people. The night was 

 mild, and fatigue made us sleep soundly. 



From this period to tin' 26th *>i' November we 



gradually continued to improve, under the kind: 

 and attention of our Indians. On this day we arrived 



in safety at the abode of our chief and companion, 

 Akaitcho. We were rec< ived by the party assembled 



in the leader's tent, with looks of Compassion, and 



profound silence, which lasted about a quarter of an 



hour, and by whieh they meant to . \j ress their condo- 

 lence for our sufferings. The conversation did not be- 



