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but not in sufficient quantity to make any 

 further alteration in the rations of deers' 

 meat that were daily issued. They had 

 already been reduced from eight to the 

 short allowance of five pounds. 



Many wolves prowled nightly about the 

 house, and even ventured upon the roof of 

 the kitchen, which is a low building, in 

 search of food ; Keskarrah shot a very 

 large white one, of which a beautiful and 

 correct drawing was made by Mr. Hood. 



The temperature in February was consi- 

 derably lower than in the preceding month, 

 although not so low as in December, the 

 mean being — 25°. 3. The greatest tempe- 

 rature was 1° above zero, and the lowest 

 51° below. 



On the 5th of March the people returned 

 from Slave Lake, bringing the remainder of 

 our stores, consisting of a cask of flour, 

 thirty-six pounds of sugar, a roll of tobacco, 

 and forty pounds of powder. I received a 

 letter from Mr. Weeks, wherein he denied 

 that he had ever circulated any reports to 

 our disadvantage ; and stated that he had 



