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the seven white men at head - (130
quarters. They would be ample
therefore for the three men left at
Etah, especially when the abundance
of game in that region is taken
into account. With the help,
therefore, of the Expedition men the
most desirable articles were selected
from my stores, including 300
pounds of sugar, which was the most
crying need at Etah, and, together
with trading material and per-
sonal boxes addressed to Mac Millan
and Hunt, were made ready
to go ashore with Peter as soon
as the wind might permit his
departure. At 5 o'clock that after-
oon the "Ingerlis" ventured to depart
with all the rations and fully as much
of the cargo as it was safe for her to take.
(Continued in Martinique book.)