| "The month of February was a very anxious period of our winter’s residence. The produce of the nets and fishing lines had been gradually diminishing during January, until the supply did not afford more than three or four of the small herrings per man; and none could be furnished to the dogs. The stock of dried meat was expended, and serious apprehensions were entertained of the party’s suffering from want of food. The fish too, from being out of season, afforded very little nourishment, and frequent indisposition was the consequence with us all. Three of the stoutest men with whom this diet particularly disagreed, suffered very much from diarrhœa. It became, therefore, necessary to draw upon the stores of provisions which had been set apart for the voyage along the sea-coast, and, on the 6th, we dispatched three sledges to Fort Norman, for some pemmican, arrow root, and portable soup [...]" |
