knew that someone had come to rescue us.
It was Mr. Blanchet, a Surveyor from Ottawa who was to lead a further expedition through the Barren Lands, during the summer.
On arriving at Fort Resolution and finding no trace of us, he knew something must have gone wrong. His schooner was there in readiness for the summer trip and, even though there was still a lot of ice on the lake, he made the trip across to a spot where he thought we might be. His guess was correct.
Leaving no time in getting aboard, we started back to Resolution.
Two large canoes we lashed on deck and our 11 dogs were tied to them.
