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through cold[,] fatigue and hunger – four days without eating a morsel they could Scarcly muster Strenght to stand upon their legs[.] We procured for them the tops of Trees – of which the seemed to partake with a good appetite[.] The following day we Still had bad weather – but we remained in our Camp until the afternoon when the sky cleared and we then discovered that we had gone out of our course considerably[.] After this we proceeded regularly but the bad weather continuing our progress was small[.] Our horses were fatigued – we made Trains which did not avail us much[.] Found Small Lakes – but they were frozen to the bottom – to make amends for this Misfortune – we collecte ice into heaps wood being near with lighted a fire on the top of the heaps which in measure as the melted into a liquid the horses licked for Drink[.] I then dispatched a man to the Fort for assistance who returned with plenty of men and dogs who took charge of our baggage[.] I and one of the men took the horses in charge[.] But the horses unfortunately up and I was under the disagreeable necessity of abandoning[.] Nor

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