In the Arctic A 399 



met a canoe, manned by fonr of our Canadian voya- 

 gers, whom Dr. Richardson had sent with some letters 

 that had arrived at Fort Norman from the A; 

 Lake ; and as the services of the men were wanl 

 they were embarked in the boats, and the canoe was 

 Left. Shortly afterwards we overtook Beaulieu, who 

 had just killed a young moose deer, which afforded the 

 party t^ intial meals. At this spot, and gen- 

 erally along the river, we found abundaD f wild 



onions. 



We entered the Mackenzie River at eight in the 

 evening, and the current being too Btrong for us to 

 advance against the stream with oars, we had recourse 

 t" the tracking line, and traveled all night. It was 

 fatiguing, owing to large portions of the banks having 

 hern overthrown by the disruption of the ice, and 

 from the ground being so soft that the men dragging 

 the roTi" sank up to the knees at every Btep ; but 

 these impediments were I irded than the ceaee- 



tormenl of the musquitoes. We halted to sup at 

 the spot where Sir A. Mackenzie saw the dame rising 

 from th<- hank in ITS;). The precipice was still on 

 fire, the Bmoke issuing through Beveral apertures. 

 Specimens of the c lal were procured. 



• T We reached Fori Norman the 



25th. On the following morning the provision and 

 stores which had been left at this place were exam- 



