ghout the civilized world.
It is, moreover, pleasing to reflect that the loss of life which has
occurred in the prosecution of these discoveries does not exceed the
average number of deaths in the same population at home under
circumstances the most favourable. And it is sincerely to be hoped that
Great Britain will not relax her efforts until the question of a
north-west passage has been satisfactorily set at rest, or at least
until those portions of the northern shores of America, which are yet
unknown, be laid down in our maps; and which with the exception of a
small space on the Asiatic continent eastward of Shelatskoi Noss, are
the only intervals wanting to complete the outline of Europe, Asia, and
America.

END OF THE NARRATIVE.

_Summary of the Distances travelled by the Expedition, from its Landing
in America, until its Embarkation._

_Statute Miles._
Distance travelled in 1825, as given in page 60 5,803
Dr. Richardson and Mr. Kendall's excursion on the ice to
the eastern parts of Bear Lake, in the Spring of 1826 359
Distance travelled by the Western Party in 1826
(given in p. 235.) 2,048
Distance travelled by the Eastern Party in 1826, after
its separation from the Western Party 1,455
Return from Fort Franklin to New York 4,000
Captain Back and Lieutenant Kendall's journey to York
Factory, after quitting Captain Franklin's route 520
------
Distance travelled by the Expedition in going and returning,
including the excursions of detached parties 14,185
------
Number of miles surveyed and laid down in the maps, but not
all included under the head of discoveries, because the
routes have been traversed by Traders 5,000

FOOTNOTES:

[15] Notwithstanding the severity of the weather, we had great
difficulty in causing these animals to depart from their usual custom of
sleeping in the snow, and in inducing them to occupy the warm houses
which were built for them.

[16] I have pleasure in mentioning that, by permission of Government,
the pay which was due to Augustus and Ooligbuck, has been delivered to
the