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of deer, eighteen in number, were all hinds and 

 calves; and I believe, that the slot which we saw 

 some time ago, was made by them. 



Great Caribou being a barren island, and hav- 

 ing no shelter near it, we were under the necessity 

 of returning home, though the distance is seven 

 miles: accordingly we made the best of our way, 

 and arrived safe ; but were most completely tired. 

 By the way we had a yellow fox in one of the traps. 



Tuesday, Jmiuary 15, 1771. At day-light this 

 morning, taking Charles, Milmouth, and Haines 

 with me, I set off for Eyre Island. I found my way 

 to the tilt very well; but the men lost themselves 

 for some time. I sent one of the woodmen to Seal 

 Island, and two of them home. The tilt not being 

 finished, we all lay in the woods, where we passed 

 a most uncomfortable night. 



At midnight the frost increased; the wind blew 

 the fire about, and made it smoke most intolerably. 

 The fuel was not of a good kind for burnings and 

 the trees in the wood being small and rather thinly 

 scattered, those parts of us which were not imme- 

 diately next to the fire were ready to freeze: we 

 were therefore obliged to turn ourselves continu- 

 ally; during which time I often wished to be 

 lashed to a spit, and turned like a roasting goose, 

 without the trouble of doing it myself. 



Thursday, January 17, 1771. Early this morn- 

 ing I went to great Caribou, and walked all over 

 that Island; but the deer were gone; and I saw 

 only the tracks of a wolf and some foxes. The 

 tilt was so far finished to-day, that we all lay in 



