These useful animals are a comfort to them afterwards, by the warmth they impart when lying down by their side or feet, as they usually do.

But the greatest gratifications a traveller in these regions enjoys, are derived from the hospitable welcome he receives at every trading post, however poor the means of the host may be; and from being disrobed even for a short time of the trappings of a voyager, and experiencing the pleasures of cleanliness.
The following are the estimated distances, in statute miles, which Mr.
Back and I had travelled since our departure from Cumberland: From Cumberland House to Carlton House 263 From Carlton to Isle a la Crosse 230 From Isle a la Crosse to north side of the Methye Portage 124 From the Methye Portage to Fort Chipewyan 240 ---- 857 Miles..