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on the Doctor’s examining him he was found to be 
speechless. He died in the course of the night. Sa- 
mandré sat up the greater part of the day, and even 
assisted in pounding ’some bones; but on witnessing 
the melancholy state of Peltier, he became very low, 
and began to complain of cold and stiffness of the 
joints. Being unable to keep up a sufficient fire to 
warm “him, we laid him down and covered him with 
several blankets. He did not, however, appear to get 
better, and I deeply lament to add, he also died before 
daylight. We removed the bodies of the deceased 
into the opposite part of the house, but our united 
strength was inadequate to the task of interring them, 
or even carrying them down to the river. 
It may be worthy of remark that poor Peltier, from 
the time of Benoit’s departure, had fixed on the first 
ef November as the time when he should cease to ex- 
pect any relief from the Indians, and had repeatedly 
said that if they did not arrive by that day, he should 
not survive. 
Peltier had endeared himself to each of us by his 
cheerfulness, his unceasing activity, and affectionate 
care and attentions, ever since our arrival at this 
place. He had nursed Adam with the tenderest solic- 
itude the whole time. Poor Samandré was willing’ to 
have taken his share in the labors of the party, had 
he not been wholly incapacitated by his weakness and 
