us to particularize any; and I am happy in having it in my power
to add, that since our return to England, Gillet, Fuller and Tysoe, who
were in His Majesty's service previous to their being employed on the
Expedition, have been rewarded by promotion. Our good-natured and
faithful Esquimaux friend Ooligbuck, carried with him to his native
lands the warmest wishes and esteem of the whole party. His attachment
to us was never doubtful, even when we were surrounded by a tribe of his
own nation.
The general abilities and professional skill of my companion, Lieutenant
Kendall, are duly appreciated in higher quarters, and can derive little
lustre from any eulogium from me; but I cannot deny myself the
gratification of recording my deep sense of the good fortune and
happiness I experienced in being associated with a gentleman of such
pleasing manners, and one upon whose friendly support and sound judgment
I could with confidence rely, on occasions of difficulty and doubt
inseparable from such a voyage.
_End of Dr. Richardson's Narrative of the Proceedings of the Eastern
Detachment._
_TABLE of the distances travelled by both Branches of the Expedition,
and of the extent of their Discoveries in 1827._
BY THE WESTERN PARTY. _Statute Miles._
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From Fort Franklin, by Fort Norman, to Point Separation (river
course) 525
Point Separation to Pillage Point, at the Mouth of the Mackenzie 129
Pillage Point to Return reef (sea-voyage out) 374
Return Reef, back to Fort Franklin, including Peel River 1020
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Distance travelled by the Western Party in July, August,
September, 1826. 2048
BY THE EASTERN PARTY.
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From Fort Franklin to Point Separation, along with the western
party 525
Point Separation to Point Encounter (river course.) 159
Encounter to the Coppermine River (sea-voyage[14]) 863
The mouth of the Coppermine, over land to Fort Franklin 433
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