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the two or three days just before his death had felt  [[strikethrough]] rather [[/strikethrough]] somewhat better. The reports of the success of Mr. Ennis' party exploring the Kaviak country, and the ^[[insertion]] safe [[/insertion]] arrival of Mr. Cotter from Norton Bay, overland, had put him in uncommonly good spirits. On the evening of the 12th he seemed to feel unusually well, and was out of doors exercising in jumping &c.

On the morning of the 13th he rose early, said he had slept well during the night, and started to take a short walk before breakfast. He did ^[[insertion]] not [[/insertion]] return to breakfast and his continued absence created anxiety and several of the party started out to look for him. Pease and Laberge went towards the river and had gone but a short distance when they came upon his body lying upon the river beach. He must have died suddenly and without pain. A pocket compass lay near him, and a diagram of the points of the compass was traced out in the sand which he had apparently been making at the moment of his death. He had, it seems, been taking the bearings of the landmarks in view.

His remains were placed in an airtight