In the Arctic ff< 



Lond singing tone, which was frequently interru] 

 by bureta of tears. One woman w I cted by the 



of her only sun, that Bhe seemed deprived of rea- 

 son, and wandered about the tents the whole day, cry- 

 ing ami Binging out his nai 



< )n the Let of Decemuerwe removed with the [n 

 dians to the southward. 



On the 4th, we again ifter the Indians about 



noon, and booh overtook them, as they had halted to 

 drag from the water, and cut up and Bhare, :i mo 

 deer, that had been drowned in a rapid part of the 

 river, partially covered with ice. These operations de- 

 tained us a long time, which was the nine disagreea- 

 ble, as the weather was extremely unpleasant from 

 cold low fogs. We were all much fatigued at the 

 hour of encampment, which was alter dark, though 

 the day's journey did qoI i four miles. At every 



halt the elderly men of the tribe used to make holes in 

 the ice and put in their lines. One of them shared 

 the produce of his fishery with us this evening. 



In the afternoon of the 6th, Belanger, and another 

 Canadian, arrived from I'll Providence, Bent by Mr. 

 W'.eks, with two trains of dogs, some spirits and to- 

 bacco for the Indians, a change of dress for oureel 1 

 and a little tea ami BUgar. They also brought let! 

 lor us from England, and from Mr. Back and Mr. 

 W'ent/.ei. By the former we received the gratifying 



