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can be obtained.

The parties on the Myan accomplished much more than could be expected under the circumstances.
Mr. Norton started from the station at the mouth of the Algan to cut and distribute poles along the Myan and Abasa rivers. I could procure no nartes for him, as we could get no food for the dogs, but by dragging the nartes themselves on snow shoes, exposed to very severe cold, before their supplies failed, they cut and distributed 30 miles of poles.

He had but 6 men who were compelled to haul their own supplies.

His men worked willingly and without complaint.

The other party suffered much from sickness (diarrhae) but succeded in cutting about four thousand poles.

Had it not been for the assistance of Illia, they would have suffered much more. He shared his fish with them, and gave them traps for catching grouse and rabbits