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\n Indian was also despatched to Akaitcho, with di- 
ections for him to come hither directly, and bring 
vhatever provision he had, as we were desirous of pro- 
eeding, without delay, to the Copper-Mine River. 
n the evening our men brought in the carcasses of 
even reindeer, which two hunters had shot yester- 
lay, and the women commenced drying the meat for 
mur journey. We also obtained a good supply of fish 
rom our nets to-day. 
A heavy rain, on the 23d, prevented the men from 
vorking, either at the building, or going for meat ; 
mut on the next day the weather was fine, and they 
enewed their labors. The thermometer, that day, 
lid not rise higher than 42°, and it fell to 31° before 
nidnight. On the morning of the 25th, we were sur- 
wrised by some early symptoms of the approach of 
vinter ; the small pools were frozen over, and a flock 
if geese passed to the southward. In the afternoon, 
towever, a fog came on, which afterwards changed into 
ain, and the ice quickly disappeared. We suffered 
‘reat anxiety all the next day respecting John Hep- 
urn, who had gone to hunt before sunrise on the 25th, . 
nd been absent ever since. About four hours after 
tis departure the wind changed, and a dense fog ob- 
cured every mark by which his course to the tents 
ould be directed, and we thought it probable he had 
een wandering in an opposite direction to our situa- 
