I also instructed them to send succour immediately on its arrival to our companions in the rear, which they solemnly promised to do, and I left a letter for my friends, Richardson and Hood, to be sent at the same time.
I thought it necessary to admonish Peltier, Samandre, and Adam to eat two meals every day in order to keep up their strength, which they promised me they would do.

No language that I can use could adequately describe the parting scene.

I shall only say there was far more calmness and resignation to the Divine will evince by everyone than could have been expected.

We were all cheered by the hope that the Indians would be found by the one party and relief sent to the other.

Those who remained entreated us to make all the haste we could and expressed their hope of seeing the Indians in ten or twelve days.
At first starting we were so feeble as scarcely to be able to move forwards and the descent of the bank of the river through the deep snow was a severe labour.