68 JOURNEY TO THE SHORES 



July 13. — This morning Mr. Back and 

 I had the sincere gratification of welcoming 

 our long-separated friends, Dr. Richardson 

 and Mr. Hood, who arrived in perfect 

 health with two canoes, having made a very 

 expeditious journey from Cumberland, not- 

 withstanding they were detained near three 

 days in consequence of the melancholy loss 

 of one of their bowmen, by the upsetting of 

 a canoe in a strong rapid ; but, as the oc- 

 currences of this journey, together with the 

 mention of some other circumstances that 

 * happened previous to their departure from 

 Cumberland, which have been extracted 

 from Mr. Hood's narrative, will appear in 

 the following chapter, it will be unnecessary 

 to enter farther into these points now. 



The zeal and talent displayed by Dr. 

 Richardson and Mr. Hood, in the discharge 

 of their several duties since my separation 

 from them, drew forth my highest appro- 

 bation. These gentlemen had brought all 

 the stores they could procure from the 

 establishments at Cumberland and Isle h la 

 Crosse; and at the latter place they had 



