Franklin persuaded West to work among the Inuit at Fort Churchill at Churchill , Manitoba .
West set off to do so in the summer of 1823 , walking from York Factory to Fort Churchill and back , a distance of approximately 400 kilometres ( 240 miles ) .
Franklin persuaded West to work among the Inuit at Fort Churchill at Churchill , Manitoba , and West set off to do so in the summer of 1823 , walking from York Factory to Fort Churchill and back , a distance of approximately 400 kilometres ( 240 miles ) .