94 Thirty Years 
were most desirous of being continued, and we felt si 
cere pleasure in being able to keep men who were 
zealous in the cause, and who had given proofs of’ the 
activity on their recent passage to this place, by di 
charging those men who were less willing to undertal 
the journey ; of these three were Englishman, o1 
American, and three Canadians. ‘When the numbe 
were completed, which we had been recommended 1 
the traders to take as a protection against the Esqu 
maux, we had sixteen Canadian-voyagers, and ol 
worthy and only English attendant John Hepbur 
besides the two interpreters whom we were to recei' 
at the Great Slave Lake; we were also accompanie 
by a Chipewyan woman, An equipment of goo 
was given to each of the men who had been engage 
at this place, similar to what had been furnished to tl 
others at Cumberland ; and when this distributic 
had been made, the remainder were made up in 
bales, preparatory to our departure on the followin 
day. We were cheerfully assisted in these and all o 
occupations by Mr. Smith, who evinced an anxiot 
desire to supply our wants as far as his means pe 
mitted. 
