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and were cordially welcomed by our val
liable friend, Chief Trader MPherson,
who had for some time, given up all
hopes of our arrival.


Most of our people are still afflicted
with acute pains and swellings in the
limbs, caused by cold and exposure and
we are assured by Mr.. MPherson, that
he has never known or heard of so early
or vigorous commencement of winter in
Mackenzie River. On the other hand,
so fine spring as that of 1889, seldom
visits these frozen regions and to this
favOring circumstance, under Providence,
ought our signal success to be partly
ascrbcd


October 3O-The state Of the ice at
length enables us to despatch couriers to
Slave Lake. In the meantime, Gov,
Simpsons highly valued letter Of the 18th
of June, which unfortunately missed us
in our way hther, has cast up over land.
We rejoice in having anticipated the Rus
sian expedition, and secured to our count
ry and the Company the indisputable
honor of discovering the Northwest Pas
sage, which has been an object of search
to all maritime nations for three centuries.
When our expedition was planned at
Norway house, in 1886, it was confident
ly expected that Sir George Black would
have achieved the survey of the Gulf of
Boothia with the Terrors boats, and that
our meeting at the mouth of the Great
Fish River would have left no blank in
the geography ofnorthern America. That
officers failure, the exhaustion of our men
and means, and the necessity of new
wintering ground, render fresh expcdi-
ton indispensable for the examination of
the Gulf of Bothia, the circuit of which
to the Strait of the Fury and Hccla,
according to the Esquimaux accounts,
cannot be less than 400 or 500 miles. 1t
only remains for us to recommend to your
appreciation the plan proposed by MIR.
Simpson to perfect this interesting serv-
ice which as he had no wish to avail
himself of the leave of absence granted.
ne is prepared to follow up whenever the
limited means required are placed at his
disposal.


We have the honor to be yonr most obcdent humble
servants, IETER w. DEASE,


THOMAS SIMPSON.


TO the Governor, Deputy -Governor, and Commit


tee OF the iludson's Bay, Co, London.