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ix ade season, additions to his stock of provision may 
be »btained on many parts of the coast, should cir- 
cumstances give him leisure to send out hunting 
parties. With the trawl or seine nets also, he may 
almost every where get abundance of fish even without 
retarding his progress. Under these circumstances I 
do not conceive that he runs any hazard of wanting 
provisions, should his voyage be prolonged. even 
beyond the latest period of time which is calculated 
upon. Drift timber may be gathered at many places 
in considerable quantities, and there is a fair prospect 
of his opening a communication with the Esquimaux, 
who come down to the coast to kill seals in the spring, 
previous to the ice breaking up; and from whon, if 
he succeeds in conciliating their good will, he may 
obtain provision, and much useful assistance. 
If he makes for Copper-Mine River, as he probably 
will do, he will not find it in the longitude as laid 
down on the charts; but he will probably find what 
would be more interesting to him, a post which we 
erected on the 26th August at the mouth of Hood’s 
River, which is nearly, as will appear hereafter, in 
that longitude, with a flag upon it, and a letter at the 
foot of it, which may convey to him some useful in- 
formation. It is possible, however, that he might 
keep outside of the range of islands which skirt this 
part of the coast. 
