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left him he bid he gave them a note in pencil directed "to the acting person at Moose Lake for the N.W. Co." in these words "L'Epine and Turcotte will inform you the deplorable state they leave me here on Rabbit point at Lac Bourbon; should my men arrive safe, for God's sake lose not a moment to send men, dogs^‡ and provisions before me to relieve me from the last stage of wretchedness.

"Benj." Frobisher.

Nov. 20^th.["]

He bid told them to be of good cheer, and make haste, and then saying bidding them farewell turned round in his blanket as if to take repose,

The winter road through the woods from Rabbit Point to Moose Lake, had they the men been acquainted with it, would have brought them to the post in two days; but they did not know it, and were afraid of running the risk of losing themselves with the canoe summer road they were acquainted, and that therefore they followed. Their exhaustion was so great, from want of nourishment, and fatigue, that it was only on the 24^th they got to Moose Lake. Besides They eat their mocassins on their road which they eat they besides this had once got three small fishes about six inches long by setting their net in a favourable spot in Lake Bourbon, and this was all the food they had for four days

^‡In all the northern parts of the continent, dogs are used to draw the sledges by which travelling is alone practicable in the winter season.

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