. Narrative of a journey to the shores of the Polar Sea, in the years 1819, 20, 21, and 22 [microform]. Scientific expeditions; Expéditions scientifiques. 338 A JOURNEY TO THE SHORES CHAPTER VII. Transactions at Fort Enterprise—Mr. Back's Narrative of his Journey to Chipewyan and Return. r4! ir4i:. September. X-IURING OUT little expedition to the Copper-Mine River, Mr. Wentzel had made great progress in the erection of our winter-house, having nearly roofed it in. But before proceed- ing to give an account of a ten months' residence at this place, henceforth designated Fort Enterprise, I may p
. Narrative of a journey to the shores of the Polar Sea, in the years 1819, 20, 21, and 22 [microform]. Scientific expeditions; Expéditions scientifiques. 338 A JOURNEY TO THE SHORES CHAPTER VII. Transactions at Fort Enterprise—Mr. Back's Narrative of his Journey to Chipewyan and Return. r4! ir4i:. September. X-IURING OUT little expedition to the Copper-Mine River, Mr. Wentzel had made great progress in the erection of our winter-house, having nearly roofed it in. But before proceed- ing to give an account of a ten months' residence at this place, henceforth designated Fort Enterprise, I may premise, that I shall omit many of the ordinary occurrences of a North-American winter, as they have been already detailed in so able and interesting a manner by EUis *, and confine myself principally to the circumstances which had an i'^fluence on our progress on the ensuing summer. The ob- servation;:^ on the magnetic needle, the temperature of the atmosphere, the Aurora BoreaUs, and other meteorological phenomena, together with the mineralogical and botanical notices, being less interesting to the general reader, are reserved for the Appendix. The men continued to work diligently at the house, and by the 30th of September had nearly completed it for our reception, when a heavy fall of rain wa>hed the greater part of the mud off the roof This rain was remarked by the Indians as unusual, after what they had deemed so decided a commencement of winter in the early part of the month. The mean temperature for the month was 33|°, but * Voyage to Hudson's Bay in the Dobbs and Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Franklin, John, Sir, 1786-1847. London : J. Murray
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