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Exploration of the Coast between the Mackenzie and the 

 Back Elvers. 



Journey of Samuel Hearne to the Northern Ocean in 1769-70-71-72. — 

 After two attempts to get to the northward, in the first of which 

 the guides failed him, and in the second he had the misfortune to 

 break his quadrant and to be plundered by the Indians, Mr. Hearne 

 set out for a third time on December 7th, 1771, with an Indian, 

 named Matonabba, as his guide, and on April 8th arrived at a river, 

 called by the natives Thelewey-aza-yeth. Here they collected bark 

 and wood for the canoes. On May 3rd they arrived at Clowey 

 Lake, where the canoes were built, and a large number of Indians 

 joined the party to make war on the Eskimo, which Hearne 

 endeavoured to dissuade them from. On July 14th, 1771, the 

 Coppermine Eiver was reached. On the 17th the Eskimo were 

 fallen in with, and being surprised at night, were put to death 

 unmercifully, notwithstanding all Mr. Hearne's endeavour to check 

 the carnage. On the 18th the mouth of the river was reached. 

 After leaving the Coppermine Eiver, a route further to the west 

 was taken in order to obtain provisions. On September 3rd they 

 arrived at Point Lake, where they camped in the neighbourhood 

 of Scrubby Wood. Continuing their course to the south-west by 

 slow marches, Athapusco Lake was reached on December 24th. 

 After expending some days in hunting beaver and deer, the lake 

 was crossed on January 9th, 1772, and Lake Clowey, where the 

 canoes were built, on the 15th of February; and upon June 30th 

 they returned to Prince of Wales Fort, having been absent 18 

 months and 23 days on this last expedition. 



Captain Franklin's First Journey to the Shores of the Polar Sea in 

 1819-20-21-22. — Captain Franklin, accompanied by Dr. Richardson, 

 Mr. George Back, and Mr. Robert Hood, embarked on board Hudson 

 Bay ship Prince of Wales, on May 23rd, 1819, and arrived at York 

 Factory on August 30th. Taking their departure on September 

 9th, Norway Point was reached on October 6th, and Cumberland 

 House on the 23rd, where they passed the winter. 



On January 19, 1820, Captain Franklin and Mr. Back proceeded 

 to the northward on two carioles and two sledges, drawn by dogs, 

 and arrived at Fort Carlton on February 1st. Leaving on the 8th, 

 on the 16th they reached Fort MacFarlane, which they left again on 

 the 20th, and got to Hudson Bay House on the 23rd. Startingagain 

 on March 5th, N. W. Company's House was visited on the 9th, and 



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