CHAPTER VII.
Departure from Chipewyan—Difficulties of the various Navigations of the Rivers,
and Lakes, and of the Portages—Slave Lake and. Fort Providence—Scarcity
of Provisions, and discontent of the Canadian Voyagers—Difficulties with
regard to the Indian Guides—Refusal to proceed—Visit of Observation to
the Upper part of Copper-Mine River—Return to the Winter-Quarters of
Fort Enterprise . . . . . . . .
CHAPTER VIII.
Transactions at Fort Enterprise—Mr. Back’s Narrative of his Journey to Chipewyan
and Return . . .
CHAPTER IX.
Continuation of Proceedings at Fort Enterprise— Some Account of Copper
Indians—Preparations for the Journey to the Northward , , ,
CHAPTER X.
Departure from Fort Enterprise—Navigation of the Copper-Mine River—Visit to
the Copper Mountain—Interview with the Esquimaux—Departure“bf the
Indian Hunters—Arrangements made with them for pur return
CHAPTER XI.
Navigation of the Polar Sea, in two Canoes, as far as Cape Turnagain, to the Eastward,
a distance exceeding Five Hundred and Fifty Miles—Observations on
the probability of a North-West Passage .
CHAPTER XII.
Journey across the Barren Grounds—Difficulty and delay in crossing Copper-Mine
River—Melancholy and fatal results thereof—Extreme Misery of the whole
Party—Murder of Mr. Hood—Death of several of the Canadians—Desolate
State of Fort Enterprise—Distress suffered at that place—Dr. Richardson’s
Narrative—Mr. Back’s Narrative—Conclusion. . . . .
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No. I. Geognostical Observations, by Dr. Richardson . . . . 497
N o.'ll. General Remarks on the Aurora, Borealis . . . . 539
On the Aurora Borealis at Cumberland-House, by Lieutenant Hood . 541
Observations on the Magnetic Needle at Cumberland-House, by Lieutenant
Hood . . . . . . . 547
No. III. Observations on the Aurora at Fort Enterprise, by Captain Franklin . 649
Notices of the Appearances of the Aurora at Fort Enterprise, by
Captain Franklin . . . . . . . 554
Observations on the Deviations of the Magnetic Needle . . 570
On the Aurora Borealis at Fort Enterprise, by Lieutenant Hood . 580
Remarks on the Aurora Borealis, by Dr. Richardson . . .596
No. IV. Remarks and Tables connected with Astronomical Observations . 629
No. V. Zoological Appendix, by Joseph Sabine, Esq., F.R.S. . . . 647
No. VI. Notices of the Fishes, by Dr. Richardson . . . . 705
No. VII. Botanical Appendix, by Dr. Richardson , . .729