Narrative of a journey to the shores of the Polar Sea, in the years 1819, 20, 21, and 22 . for the supply of provision they should collect at FortEnterprise. If ]\Ir. Wentzel met the Hook, or any of his party, he was in-structed to assure them that he was provided with the necessarydocuments to get them payment for any meat they should put encache for our use; and to acquaint them, that we fully rehed ontheir fulfilling every part of the agreement they had made with the Indians, whom he was to join at the Copper Moun-tains, killed any animals on their way to Fort Enterprise, he was
Narrative of a journey to the shores of the Polar Sea, in the years 1819, 20, 21, and 22 . for the supply of provision they should collect at FortEnterprise. If ]\Ir. Wentzel met the Hook, or any of his party, he was in-structed to assure them that he was provided with the necessarydocuments to get them payment for any meat they should put encache for our use; and to acquaint them, that we fully rehed ontheir fulfilling every part of the agreement they had made with the Indians, whom he was to join at the Copper Moun-tains, killed any animals on their way to Fort Enterprise, he wasrequested to put en cache whatever meat could be spared, placingconspicuous marks to guide us to them; and I particularly beggedhe would employ them in hunting in our service, immediately afterhis arrival at the house. When Mr. Wentzels party had been supphed with ammunition,our remaining stock consisted of one thousand balls, and a littlemore than the requisite proportion of powder. A bag of small shotwas missing, and we afterwards discovered that the Canadians had >- ^HB i 1 fTl f. OF THE POLAR SEA. 301 secreted and distributed it amon^ themselves, in order tliat whenprovision slioidd become scarce, they mi<i;ht privately procure ducksand geese, and avoid the necessity of sharing them with the officers. The situation of our encampment was ascertained to be, latitude67 47 50 N., longitude 115° 36 49 ^^^, the variation of the com-pass 46° 25 52 E., and dip of the needle 88° 5 07. It will be perceived, that the position of the mouth of the river,given by our observations, differs widely from that assigned to it byMr. Hearne; but the accuracy of his description, conjoined AvithIndian information, assured us that we were at the very part hevisited. I have, therefore, named the most conspicuous cape wethen saw Caixi Hearne, as a just tribute to the memory of thatpersevering traveller. I have distinguished another cape by thename of Mackenzie, in honour of Sir .Vlexander Ma
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