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men who were on their return to Moose- 

 Deer Island. There was a beautiful Au- 

 rora Borealis in the night ; it arose about 

 N.b.W., and divided into three bars, di- 

 verging at equal distances as far as the 

 zenith, and then converging until they met 

 in the opposite horizon ; there were some 

 flashes at right angles to the bars. 



" March 7. — We arrived at Fort Provi- 

 dence, and found our stores safe and in 

 good order. There being no certainty when 

 the Indian who was to accompany me to 

 our house would arrive, and my impatience 

 to join my companions increasing as I ap- 

 proached it, after making the necessary ar- 

 rangements with Mr. Weeks respecting our 

 stores, on March the 10th I quitted the 

 fort with two of our men, who had each a 

 couple of dogs and a sledge laden with pro- 

 vision. On the 13th we met the Indian, 

 near Icy Portage, who was sent to guide 

 me back. On the 14th we killed a deer, 

 and gave the dogs a good feed ; and on 

 the 17th, at an early hour, we arrived at 

 Fort Enterprise, having travelled about 



