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[PRICE SD.

" The ice in the day broke up on the 11th of August.
On the following day, after bidding farewell to our
good-humoured friends (who were loud in their
wishes that we would soon return to them) we left
our dreary winter quarters.
" Head winds and stormy weather retarded our
progress much, so that we did not reach Churchill
until the 31st of August, when I found that we had
still eight bags of pemmican and four cwt. of flour
remaining ; our expenditure having been 12 bags of
the former and 21 cwt. of the latter.
" We were detained in Churchill River by a gale
of wind until the 3d of September, when the weather
became more moderate, and we were able to continue
our voyage towards York Factory, at which place we
arrived late on the evening of the 6th.
"I cannot close this rough and meagre sketch of
our proceedings, which I have prepared amidst many
interruptions, without bearing testimony to the ex-
cellent and praiseworthy conduct of the men under
my charge.

" They were always willing and obedient, and,
although not all equally able to do their duty, they
all did their utmost to accomplish the objects of the
expedition.
" With the utmost respect, I remain, Hon. Sirs,
your most obedient servant,

" JOHN RAE.
" York Factory, Hudson's Bay, Sept. 21, 1847."

lou 10lb. weight,
,oks, &c., weigh-
ts and as many
.ding of the party.
le ice was rough

various but not great altitudes: were to ii'
seen a few
miles inland.
On the 20th we were detained 24 hours by stormy
weather at Cape Lady Simpson, a long point in
latitude 68 deg. 10 min. north, longitude 85 deg.
53 min. west. We rounded Selkirk Bay (called
after the noble Earl of that name) on the 21st, and
after passing a number of small points and bays we
encamped on what at first appeared to be a part of the
main land, but which was afterwards found to be an
island. Our snow house on the 25th was built in
latitude 68 deg. 48 min. north, longitude 85 deg.
4 min. west, near a small stream, frozen (like all
others we had passed) to the bottom.
" We had not yet obtained a drop of water of
nature's thawing, and, fuel being rather a scarce
article, we sometimes took small kettles of snow
under the blanket with us, to thaw it by the heat of
our bodies.
" Leaving two men to endeavour to fish and shoot,
I went forward with the others and crossed Garry
Bay, passing i9side a number of islets.
Our course on the following night lay to the
westward north, the coast being high and rocky, and
indented with numerous inlets.
" After accomplishing twenty miles in a straight
line we encamped ; as the weather looked fine we did
not build our usual comfortable lodgings, which I
had afterwards cause to regret, as a heavy fall of snow
soon came on. We were now in latitude 69 deg.
19 inin. 39 sec. north, and longitude 85 deg. 4 min.
west.
" The latter is evidently erroneous, as I had neither
chronometer nor watch that I could place dependence
upon, and the compasses were much affected by local
attraction.
" Our provisions being nearly exhausted, I could
proceed only half a day's journey further northward,
being obliged to return the same night to our present
quarters. Leaving one of the men I set out with the
other.
"The snow fell fast, and the walking was extremely
fatiguing. After advancing ten miles the land
turned sharp to the eastward, but as the weather was
thick I could not see,how far it trended in this direction.
" When we had waited here nearly an hour, the
sky cleared up, and I discovered that we were on the
south shore of a considerable bay, and could trace the
coast to the northwards for about twelve miles be-
yond it.
"To the most distant visible point (latitude 69
deg. 42 min. N., longitude 85 deg. 8 min. %V.), I gave
the name of Cape Ellice; the land' where we stood
was called Cape Crozier, and the intervening bay re-
ceived the name of Parry Bay. Finding it hopeless
to attempt reaching the Strait of the Fury and Hecla,
from which Cape Ellice could only be a few miles
distant, we retraced our steps, and after an absence of
eleven hours, joined our companion, who had built a
snow house, and was on our arrival very busy at-
tempting to coax a little wet moss into sufficient
flame to boil some chocolate, but to no purpose ; we
were consequently obliged to finish the process with
alcohol, a small quantity of which still remained.
"Early on the morning of the 30th we arrived at
our snow hut of the 25th. The men we had left
here were well, but very thin, as they had neither
caught nor shot anything eatable except two mar-
mots. Had we been absent twelve hours more they
were to have cooked a piece of parchment skin for
supper.

Our journey hitherto had been the most fatiguing
I have ever experienced; the severe exercise, with a
limited allowance of food, had reduced the whole
party very much. However we marched merrily on,
tightening our belts—mine came in six inches—the
men vowing that when they got on full allowance
they would make up for lost time.
"Nothing of importance occurred during our jour-
ney homewards. _

Our several eachos ' of provisions were found
safe, and some partridges that were shot aided our
short commons. At 8.20 on the morning of the 9th
of June we arrived at Fort Hope, all well, having been
absent 27 days. _ _

"During the whole of this trip our snow houses
were built by Corrigal, whose services were of the
utmost value to the party, and who had accompanied
me when tracing the opposite shores of the large bay,
the survey of which I hnil now completed, and to
which I gave the name of Committee Bay.
"During the remainder of our stay at Repulse Bay
the whole party were occupied in procuring food,
collecting fuel, and preparing our boats for sea.
"In the latter part of July many natives visited us,
with all of whom we were on the most friendly terms.
Our spare nets, knives, files, &c., were distributed
among them in prtions, according to the several
merits of the recipients.

sww its Luc Ice was rough
tnti the ;now both soft and deep.
"We advanced only 12 miles tile first night. On
the 17th we crossed a bay 18`rffiles.wide, and en-
camped at its north point, opposite to which, and
within two miles of the shore, there is a large island,
which was honoured with the of his Royal
Highness the Prince of Wales. A s
~: d to
trAllislan
the south of this was called Sabine Islareii".
" The general trending
of the ooai wai.now
N.N.E. Near t.he shore the banks were higfinitk.. %-
steep, and, where through the snow, ,
, applared
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to be formed of sand, shingle mud, and granite
boulder stones, whilst a range of rocky hills„ of
o• various hut not rpat. _