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that had been promised to Akaitcho and his 

 party as a remuneration for their services, 

 as well as with an official request to the 

 North- West Company that these goods 

 might be paid to them on their next visit to 

 Fort Providence, which they expected to 

 make in the latter part of November. I 

 desired him to mention this circumstance to 

 the Indians as an encouragement to exertion 

 in our behalf, and to promise them an addi- 

 tional reward for the supply of provision 

 they should collect at Fort Enterprise. 



If Mr. Wentzel met the Hook, or any of 

 his party, he was instructed to assure them 

 that he was provided with the necessary 

 documents to get them payment for any 

 meat they should put en cache for our use ; 

 and to acquaint them, that we fully relied 

 on their fulfilling every part of the agree- 

 ment they had made with us. Whenever the 

 Indians, whom he was to join at the Cop- 

 per-Mountains, killed any animals on their 

 way to Fort Enterprise, he was requested 

 to put en cache whatever meat could be 

 spared, placing conspicuous marks to guide 



