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was to hide them from our view, we perceived them 

 also embarking. A igustus was rather melancholj 

 might have been expected, <»n his parting from Oolig- 

 buck, to] d he knew not whither ; but he recov- 



: his wonted flow of spirits by the evening. 



Our ci arse was directly towards the Rocky Moun- 

 tain range, till we came near the low land that skirts 

 its base : where, following the deepest channel, we 

 turned to the northward. I was desirous of coasting 

 the main Bhore, but finding some of the westernmost 

 branches too Bhallow, we kept on the outside of three 

 islands for about twelve miles, when we entered the 

 channel that washes the wesl Bide of Simpson's Is- 

 land. It was winding, and its breadth seldom < 

 ed a quarter of a mile. During our progress we oc- 

 casionally caught a glimpse of the Rocky Mountain -, 

 which was an agreeable relief to the very dull picture 

 that the muddy Islands in our neighborhood afforded. 

 We halted to breakfast just before noon, and observe I 

 the latitude 67° 51' N. 



In 'the aften was Been, and many 



swans and geese ; we did nol fire at them, for fear of 

 alarming any Esquimaux that might be near. En- 

 camped at eighl r. m.j opposite Simpson's Island. 

 The boats were Becured without discharging the i 

 jjocs, and two men were p^sjeed on guard, to be reliev- 

 ed every two hours. 



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