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walked with ease the remainder of the day. 

 In the afternoon we rejoined our track out- 

 wards and came to the place where Kes- 

 karrah had made his deposit of provision, 

 which proved a very acceptable supply, as 

 our stock was exhausted. We then crossed 

 some sand hills, and encamped amidst a 

 few small pines, having walked thirteen 

 miles. 



The comfort of a good fire made us soon 

 insensible to the fatigue we had experienced 

 through the day, in marching over the 

 rugged stones, whose surface was rendered 

 slippery by the frost. The thermometer 

 at seven P.M. stood at 27°. 



We set off at sun-rise next morning, and 

 our provision being expended, pushed on as 

 fast as we could to Fort Enterprise, where 

 we arrived at eight P.M., almost exhausted 

 by a harassing day's march of twenty-two 

 miles. A substantial supper of rein-deer 

 steaks soon restored our vigour. We had 

 the happiness of meeting our friends Mr. 

 Back and Mr. Hood, who had returned 

 from their excursion on the day succeeding 



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