I had every reason to be much pleased with his conduct on this arduous undertaking, but his exertions may be best estimated by the perusal of the following narrative.
MR.

BACK'S NARRATIVE OF HIS JOURNEY TO CHIPEWYAN, AND RETURN.
On quitting Fort Enterprise with Mr.Wentzel and two Canadians, accompanied by two hunters and their wives, our route lay across the barren hills.

We saw during the day a number of deer and occasionally a solitary white wolf, and in the evening halted near a small knot of pines.

Owing to the slow progress made by the wives of the hunters we only travelled the first day a distance of seven miles and a half.

During the night we had a glimpse of the fantastic beauties of the Aurora Borealis and were somewhat annoyed by the wolves whose nightly howling interrupted our repose.