152 JOURNEY TO THE SHORES 



southerly of the Rein-Deer Islands. This 

 night was very stormy, but the wind abating 

 in the morning, we proceeded, and by sun- 

 set reached the fishing-huts of the Company 

 at Stony Point. Here we found Mr. An- 

 drews, a clerk of the Hudson's Bay Com- 

 pany, who regaled us with a supper of ex- 

 cellent white fish, for which this part of 

 Slave Lake is particularly celebrated. Two 

 men with sledges arrived soon afterwards, 

 sent by Mr. M'Vicar, who expected us 

 about this time. We set off in the morning 

 before day-break, with several companions, 

 and arrived at Moose-Deer Island about one 

 P.M. Here we were received with the ut- 

 most hospitality by Mr. M'Yi£ar, the chief 

 trader of the Hudson's Bay Company in 

 this district, as well as by his assistant Mr. 

 M'Auley. We had also the happiness of 

 joining our friend, Mr. Back; our feelings 

 on this occasion can be well imagined, and 

 we were deeply impressed with gratitude to 

 him for his exertions in sending the supply 

 of food to Fort Enterprise, to which, under 

 Divine Providence, we felt the preservation 



