the sea were composed of the following individuals:—
| James M'Kay, | Steersman, | Highlander.[1] | |
| Greorge Sinclair, | Ditto, | Half-breed.[1] | |
| François Felix, | Bowman, | Canadian.[2] | |
| Pierre Morin, | Ditto, | Ditto. | |
| George Flett, | Middleman, | Orkney sailor. | |
| Charles Begg, | Ditto, | Ditto. | |
| William McDonald, | Ditto, | Highlander. | |
| Hector Morrison, | Ditto, | Ditto. | |
| John M'Key, | Ditto, | Canadian Highlander. | |
| Peter Taylor, | Ditto, | Half-breed[1] | |
| Francois Boucher, | Half-breed lads, fifteen or sixteen years of age.
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| Ferdinand Wentzel, | |||
Everything being thus settled, we all took pur departure together at sunset.
After a splendid trial at the oar, which served to shew the superiority of the little sea-boats, we came in view of Bear Lake River, at 3 o'clock on the morning of the 3rd. We landed a short distance above it, where Ritch embarked a supply of unctuous earth to whitewash our intended residence, and he was directed to pro- cure some black chalk near Port Franklin. Wood-coal was in a state of combustion for several miles on both sides of the Mackenzie, and these natural fires seem to have spread considerably since last described by Dr. Richardson.
