80 JOURNEY TO THE SHORES 



what milder when boiled with, tripe de roche, 

 'and we even thought the mixture palatable, 

 with the addition of salt, of which a cask 

 had been fortunately left here in the spring. 

 Augustus to-day set two fishing lines below 

 the rapid. On his way thither he saw two 

 deer, but had not strength to follow them. 



On the 13th the wind blew violently 

 from south-east, and the snow drifted so 

 much that the party were confined to the 

 house. In the afternoon of the following 

 day Belanger arrived with a note from Mr. 

 Back, stating that he had seen no trace of 

 the Indians, and desiring further instruc- 

 tions as to the course he should pursue. 

 Belanger's situation, however, required our 

 first care, as he came in almost speechless, 

 and covered with ice, having fallen into a 

 rapid, and, for the third time since we left 

 the coast, narrowly escaped drowning. He 

 did not recover sufficiently to answer our 

 questions until we had rubbed him for some 

 time, changed his dress, and given him some 

 warm soup. My companions nursed him 

 with the greatest kindness, and the desire 



