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journals, that the loss of mine could fortu- 

 nately be well supplied. These friends 

 immediately offered me their documents, 

 and every assistance in drawing up another 

 narrative, of which kindness I availed my- 

 self at the earliest opportunity afterwards. 



September 15. — The rest of the party 

 were brought across this morning, and we 

 were delighted to find Belanger so much 

 recovered as to be able to proceed, but we 

 could not set out until noon, as the men had 

 to prepare substitutes for the slings which 

 were lost yesterday. Soon after leaving 

 the encampment we discerned a herd of deer, 

 and after a long chase a fine male was killed 

 by Perrault, several others were wounded 

 but they escaped. After this we passed 

 round the north end of a branch of the lake, 

 and ascended the Willingham Mountains, 

 keeping near the border of the lake. These 

 hills were steep, craggy, and covered with 

 snow. We encamped at seven, and enjoyed 

 a substantial meal. The party were in 

 good spirits this evening at the recollection 

 of having crossed the rapid, and being in 



