. Récit d'un voyage vers les rivages de la mer polaire, dans les années 1819, 20, 21 et 22 [microform]. Expéditions scientifiques, Expéditions scientifiques. J' ?* ; ; ;, 3 DE LA MER polaire. 359 n'avait pas encore rejoint, lui et le vieil homme ne pouvait rien ajouter à son ex-communication. Le médecin a fait remarquer qu'Terregannocuck avait une grande aversion pour mentionner le nom de l'Copper-Mine River, et qu'il a éludé la question avec beaucoup de dextérité aussi souvent qu'il lui a été posée ; mais qu'il a volontairement déclaré au nom d'un fleuve à l'orient, et aussi de sa tribu. Il a tenté de convaincre Auguste à demeurer w

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. Narrative of a journey to the shores of the Polar Sea, in the years 1819, 20, 21, and 22 [microform]. Scientific expeditions; Expéditions scientifiques. I?;*;, ; 3 OF THE POLAR SEA. 359 had not yet rejoined him, and the old man could add nothing to his former communication. The Doctor remarked that Terregannocuck had a great dislike to mentioning the name of the Copper-Mine River, and that he evaded the question with much dexterity as often as it was put to him; but that he willingly told the name of a river to the eastward, and also of his tribe. He attempted to persuade Augustus to remain with him, and offered him one of his daughters for a wife. These Esquimaux strike fire with two stones, catching the sparks in the down of the catkins of a willow. The despatches being finished Avere delivered this evening to Mr. Wentzel, who parted from us at eight P.M. with Parent, Gagnier, Dumas, and Forcier, Canadians, whom I had discharged for the purpose of reducing our expenditure of provision as much as pos- sible. The remainder of the party, including officers, amounted to twenty persons. I made Mr. Wentzel acquainted with the probable course of our future proceedings, and mentioned to him that if we were far distant from this river, when the season or other circumstan- ces rendered it necessary to put a stop to our advance, we should, in all probability, be unable to return to it, and should have to travel across the barren grounds towards some established post: in which case I told him that we should certainly go first to Fort Enterprise, expecting that he would cause the Indians to place a supply of dried provision there, as soon as possible after their arrival in its vicinity. My instructions to him were, that he should proceed to Point Lake, transport the canoe that was left there to Fort Enterprise, where he was to embark the instruments and books, and carry them to Slave Lake, and to forward the box containing the journals, &c., with the present despatches b

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