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tunate enough to procure without the least 

 trouble. Having arranged the accounts and 

 receipts between the Companies and the 

 Expedition, and sent everything before me 

 to Fort Providence, I prepared for my 

 departure ; and it is but justice to the 

 gentlemen of both parties at Moose-Deer 

 Island to remark, that they afforded the 

 means of forwarding our stores in the most 

 cheerful and pleasant manner. 



" March 5.— I took leave of the gentle- 

 men at the forts, and in the afternoon got 

 to the fisheries near Stony Island, where I 

 found Mr. M'Vicar, who was kind enough 

 to have a house ready for my reception ; 

 and I was not a little gratified at perceiving 

 a pleasant-looking girl employed in roasting 

 a fine joint, and afterwards arranging the 

 table with all the dexterity of an accom- 

 plished servant. 



" March 6. — We set out at daylight, and 

 breakfasted at the Rein-Deer Islands. As 

 the day advanced, the heat became so 

 oppressive, that each pulled off his coat and 

 ran till sunset, when we halted with two 



