had settled in a log cabin which they had built at the junction of the Thelon and Hanbury Rivers. It seems clear from the diary that Hornby died on April 16, 1927, Adlard on May 4 and Christian probably on June 1 or just afterwards.
The diary opens on June 15, 1926, and tells the tragic story up to the tragic end.
Hornby and the two young men, according to the diary set of with their canoe on the long paddle across Great Slave Lake.
Young Christian describes the hours of paddling, pitching camp on the islands, a feast of gulls and duck eggs, which they found such a welcome relief to the stable menu of bannock (Baking powder bread) and pemmican (concentrated meat used in expeditions).
