Mr.Hood could not partake of this miserable fare, and a partridge which had been reserved for him was I lament to say this day stolen by one of the men.
October 4.
The canoe being finished it was brought to the encampment and, the whole party being assembled in anxious expectation on the beach, St.Germain embarked and, amidst our prayers for his success, succeeded in reaching the opposite shore.

The canoe was then drawn back again and another person transported, and in this manner, by drawing it backwards and forwards, we were all conveyed over without any serious accident.

By these frequent traverses the canoe was materially injured, and latterly it filled each time with water before reaching the shore, so that all our garments and bedding were wet and there was not a sufficiency of willows upon the side on which we now were to make a fire to dry them.
That no time might be lost in procuring relief I immediately despatched Mr.Back with St.Germain, Solomon Belanger, and Beauparlant to search for the Indians, directing him to go to Fort Enterprise where we expected they would be or where at least a note from Mr.Wentzel would be found to direct us in our search for them.

If St.Germain should kill any animals on his way a portion of the meat was to be put up securely for us and conspicuous marks placed over it.
It is impossible to imagine a more gratifying change than was produced in our voyagers after we were all safely landed on the southern banks of the river.

Their spirits immediately revived, each of them shook the officers cordially by the hand and declared they now considered the worst of their difficulties over as they did not doubt of reaching Fort Enterprise in a few days, even in their feeble condition.