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daily consumption ; and, as we had a little ammuni-. 
tion, many were paid on the spot for what they gave. 
On the 9th I had the satisfaction of seeing “the In- 
dian arrive from Fort Enterprize. At first he said 
they were all dead, but shortly after he gave mea 
note, which was from the Commander, and then I 
learned all the fatal particulars which had befallen 
them. I now proposed that the Chief should imme- 
diately send three sledges, loaded with meat, to Fort 
Enterprize, to make a cache of provision at our present 
encampment, and also, that he should here await the 
arrival of the Commander. ' By noon, two large trains, 
laden with meat, were sent off for Fort Enterprize. 
The next day we proceeded on our journey, and 4dr- 
rived at Fort Providence on the 21st of November. 
Conclusion of Mr. Back’s Narrative. 
I Have little now to add to the melancholy detail 
into which I felt it proper to enter ; but I cannot 
omit to state, that the unremitting care and attentions © 
of our kind friends, Mr. M’Vicar and Mr. M’Auley, 
together with the improvement of our diet, materially 
