The party which went for gum returned early in the morning without having found any, but St.Germain said he could still make the canoe with the willows covered with canvas, and removed with Adam to a clump of willows for that purpose.

Mr.Back accompanied them to stimulate his exertion as we feared the lowness of his spirits would cause him to be slow in his operations.
Augustus went to fish at the rapid but, a large trout having carried away his bait, we had nothing to replace it.
The snow-storm continued all the night and during the forenoon of the 3rd.

Having persuaded the people to gather some tripe de roche I partook of a meal with them and afterwards set out with the intention of going to St.Germain to hasten his operations, but though he was only three-quarters of a mile distant I spent three hours in a vain attempt to reach him, my strength being unequal to the labour of wading through the deep snow, and I returned quite exhausted and much shaken by the numerous falls I had got.

My associates were all in the same debilitated state and poor Hood was reduced to a perfect shadow from the severe bowel complaints which the tripe de roche never failed to give him.

Back was so feeble as to require the support of a stick in walking, and Dr.
Richardson had lameness superadded to weakness.