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ble circumstance that attended us this evening. Our 
friend Augustus was seized with a shivering fit, in 
consequence of having imprudently rushed, when in 
full perspiration, intoa lake of cold water, to drag out 
a reindeer which he had killed. He was unable to 
walk on coming out of the water, and the consequence 
would have been more serious had it not been for the 
kindness of his companion, Wilson, who deprived 
himself of his flannels and waistcoat to clothe him. 
On their arrival at the tent, Augustus was put be- 
tween blankets, and provided with warm chocolate, 
and the only inconvenience that he felt next morning 
was pain in his limbs. 
Monday, “We had several showers of rain during the 
night, with a steady S.W. breeze, and in the morning 
of the 31st were delighted by perceiving the ice 
loosening and driving off the land. We were afloat 
in a few minutes, and enjoyed the novelty of pulling 
through an uninterrupted channel as far as Point 
Demarcation, which has been so named from its being 
situated in longitude 141° W., the boundary between 
the British and Russian dominions. on the northern 
coast of America. This point seems to be much 
resorted to by the Esquimaux, as we found here many 
winter houses, and four large stages. On the latter 
were deposited several bundles of seal and deer skins, 
ang several pair of snow-shoes. The snow-shoes were 
