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nal, that Perrault carried his gun and am- 

 munition with him when they parted from 

 Michel and Belanger. After we had made 

 a fire, and drank a little of the country tea, 

 Hepburn and I returned to the tent, where 

 we arrived in the evening, much exhausted 

 with our journey. Michel preferred sleep- 

 ing where he was, and requested us to leave 

 him the hatchet, which we did, after he had 

 promised to come early in the morning to 

 assist us in carrying the tent and bedding. 

 Mr. Hood remained in bed all day. Seeing 

 nothing of Belanger to-day, we gave him 

 up for lost. 



On the 11th, after waiting until late in 

 the morning for Michel, who did not come, 

 Hepburn and I loaded ourselves with the 

 bedding, and accompanied by Mr. Hood, 

 set out for the pines. Mr. Hood was much 

 affected with dimness of sight, giddiness, 

 and other symptoms of extreme debility, 

 which caused us to move very slowly, and 

 to make frequent halts. 



On arriving at the pines, we were much 

 alarmed to find that Michel was absent. 



