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one occasion, as he mentioned, had do food l>ut (ripe 



oche for eleven days. 

 All the Indians flocked to our encampment to learn 

 the oews, and to receive the articles broughl for them. 

 I l.i\ ing go! .-■ ime Bpirite and tobacco, they withdrew to 

 the tenl of the Chief, and passed the greater pari of 

 the nigh! in singing. We had oow the indescribable 

 tificution of changing our linen, which we had worn 

 departure from the sea-coast. 

 ,,,/„ r 8, — Altera long conference with Akail 

 we took leave of him and his kind companions, and 



ut with two sledges, heavily laden with provision 

 and beddiDg, drawn by the dogs, and conducted by 

 Belanger and the Canadian senl by Mr. Weeks. Bep- 

 burn and Augustus jointly dragged a Bmaller Bledge, 

 ladm principally with their own bedding. Adam and 

 Benoil were lefl to follow with the Indian-. We en- 

 camped mi the Grassy-Lake Portage, having walked 

 about nine miles, principally on the Yellow-Krj 

 River. It was open at the rapids, and in these pi . 

 we had to ascend its banks, and walk through the 

 woods for Borne distance, which was very fatiguing, 



cially to Dr. Richardson, wh »se feel were Beveroly 

 galled in t in bis snow- 



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On the Nth, howeveY, we arrived at the i' 

 was still under the charge of Mr. Week-. II. ■ wol- 



