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deer, but the flatness of the country defeated 

 their attempts to approach them ; they 

 brought, however, a few unfledged geese. 

 As there was no appearance of increasing 

 our stock of provision, the allowance was 

 limited to a handful of pemmican, and a 

 small portion of portable soup to each man 

 per day. The thermometer this afternoon 

 stood at 41°. The following observations 

 were obtained : latitude 68° 18' 50" N., lon- 

 gitude 110° 5' 15" W.; but 109° 25' 00" W. 

 was used in the construction of the chart, 

 as the chronometers were found, on our re- 

 turn to Hood's iliver, to have altered their 

 rates ; variation 44° 15' 46" E., and dip of 

 the needle 89° 31' 12". 



On August 18th the stormy weather and 

 sea continuing, there was no prospect of 

 our being able to embark. Dr. Richard- 

 son, Mr. Back, and I, therefore, set out on 

 foot to discover whether the land within a 

 day's march inclined more to the east. We 

 went from ten to twelve miles along the 

 coast, which continued flat, and kept the 

 same direction as the encampment. The 



