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encamped here, but their families, and the 

 rest of the tribe, had gone off two days 

 before to the Beth-see-to, a large lake to 

 the northward, where they intended passing 

 the summer. Long-legs and Keskarrah 

 had departed, to desire the Hook to collect 

 as much meat as he could against our arrival 

 at his lodge. We were extremely distressed 

 to learn from Dr. Richardson, that Akaitcho 

 and his party had expended all the ammu- 

 nition they had received at Fort Enterprise, 

 without having contributed any supply of 

 provision. The Doctor had, however, 

 through the assistance of two hunters he 

 kept with him, prepared two hundred 

 pounds of dried meat, which was now our 

 sole dependance for the journey. On the 

 following morning I represented to Akaitcho 

 that we had been greatly disappointed by 

 his conduct, which was so opposite to the 

 promise of exertion he had made, on quitting 

 Fort Enterprise. He offered many excuse s, 

 but finding they were not satisfactory, 

 admitted that the greater part of the ammu- 

 nition had been given to those who accom- 



