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me in all the observations above-mentioned, 

 and to make drawings of the land, of the 

 natives, and of the various objects of natu- 

 ral history; and, particularly, of such as 

 Dr. Richardson, who, to his professional 

 duties, was to add that of naturalist, might 

 consider to be most curious and interesting. 



I was instructed, on my arrival at, or 

 near, the Mouth of the Copper-Mine River, 

 to make every inquiry as to the situation 

 of the spot whence native copper had been 

 brought down by the Indians to the Hud- 

 son's Bay establishment, and to visit and 

 explore the place in question ; in order that 

 Dr. Richardson might be enabled to make 

 such observations as might be useful in a 

 commercial point of view, or interesting to 

 the science of mineralogy. 



From Joseph Berens, Esq. the Governor 

 of the Hudson's Bay Company, and the 

 Gentlemen of the Committee, I received all 



