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equally heedless to all. Thus situated, I 

 was compelled to remain; and from this 

 time to the 25th we employed ourselves in 

 looking about for the remnants of the deer 

 and pieces of skin, which even the wolves 

 had left; and by pounding the bones, we 

 were enabled to make a sort of soup, which 

 strengthened us greatly, though each still 

 complained of weakness. It was not with- 

 out the greatest difficulty that I could re- 

 strain the men from eating every scrap they 

 found, though they were well aware of the 

 necessity there was of being economical in 

 our present situation, and to save whatever 

 they could for our journey ; yet they could 

 not resist the temptation, and whenever my 

 back was turned, they seldom failed to 

 snatch at the nearest piece to them, whether 

 cooked or raw. 



We had set fishing lines, but without any 

 success ; and we often saw large herds of 

 deer crossing the lake at full speed, and 

 wolves pursuing them. 



The night of the 25 th was cold, with 

 hard frost. Early the next morning I sent 



