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accordingly set out after Mr. Back, whilst we returned 
about a mile towards the rapid, and encamped in a 
deep valley amongst some large willows. We supped 
on the remains of the putrid deer, and the men having 
gone to the spot where it was found, scraped together 
the contents of its intestines which were scattered on 
the rock, and added them to their meal. We also 
enjoyed the luxury to-day of eating a large quantity 
of excellent blueberries and cranberries, (vaccinium 
uliginosum and v. vitus idea,) which were laid bare 
by the melting of the snow, but nothing could allay 
our inordinate appetites, 
In the night we heard the report of Crédit’s gun in 
answer to our signal muskets, and he rejoined us in 
the morning, but we got no intelligence of Junius. 
We set out about an hour after daybreak, and en- 
camped at two P.M. between the rapids, where the 
river was about one hundred and thirty yards wide, 
being its narrowest part. 
Eight deer were seen by Michel and Crédit, who 
loitered behind the rest of the party, but they could 
not approach them. A great many shots were fired 
by those in the rear at partridges, but they missed, or 
at least did not choose to add what they killed to the 
common stock. We subsequently learned that the 
hunters often secreted the partridges they shot, and 
eat them unknown to the officers. Some tripe de 
