Finding it impossible to reach the Coppermine during the season, Hearne determined to live with the Indians for the winter.
The Coppermine River makes a remarkable bend round the end of these hills.
He had a commission to explore the Coppermine region and a portion of the Barren Grounds.
But, it's a bad time of year to be hittin' for the Coppermine country.
This is not so dreadful as the Coppermine, and the country of the Yellow Knives.