Under the covering of their tents were observed some stone kettles and hatchets, a few fish spears made of copper, two small bits of iron, a quantity of skins, and some dried salmon, which was covered with maggots and half putrid.

The entrails of the fish were spread out to dry.

A great many skins of small birds were hung up to a stage, and even two mice were preserved in the same way.

Thus it would appear that the necessities of these poor people induce them to preserve every article that can be possibly used as food.

Several human skulls, which bore the marks of violence, and many bones were strewed about the ground near the encampment and, as the spot exactly answers the description given by Mr.Hearne of the place where the Chipewyans who accompanied him perpetrated the dreadful massacre on the Esquimaux, we had no doubt of this being the place, notwithstanding the difference in its position as to latitude and longitude given by him and ascertained by our observation.