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was determined, and what had until then been known as 

 Frobisher Strait was completely explored by Hall, and 

 proved to be but a bay. Besides, he gathered much val- 

 uable information as to the habits of the natives, and 

 learned by experience what cannot fail to be invaluable 

 to subsequent explorers in those climes. After a speedy 

 and prosperous home voyage, the George Henry dropped 

 anchor again at New London, on the loth of Septem- 

 ber, 1862. Hall's two Innuit friends had accompanied 

 him home, and of course attracted much attention ; they 

 had brought with them their infant daughter, a year old, 

 named Yukeliteka, "Butterfly," but the little one died 

 a few months after their arrival, and lies buried in the 

 graveyard at Groton, Connecticut. 



Not satisfied with the results of his first remarkable 

 expedition, Hall at once set about planning a second. He 

 spent two years in getting his exceedingly interesting nar- 

 rative of his experience and his discoveries in the Arctic 

 zone through the press, and at the same time was act- 

 ively perfecting his plans for a second expedition. 



Ample facilities were now placed at his disposal, and 

 on the 30th of July, 1864, he had completed his arrange- 

 ments, and again set sail in the whaler Monticello, accom- 

 panied only by his Innuit friends, Ebeeing and Yukilitoo. 

 In his preface to his book, he says : 



" I am persuaded that among the Imiuits may be sought, 

 by one competent, with every chance of complete success, 

 the sad history of Sir John Franklin's men. To make 

 myself competent for this more interesting and important 

 research, I patiently acquired the language and familiar- 

 ized myself with the habits of the Esquimaux. I now re- 

 turn to their country able to speak with them, to live 

 among them, to support my life in the same manner that 

 they do theirs ; to migrate with them from place to place, 

 and to traverse and patiently explore all the region in 

 which it is reasonable to suppose Franklin's crew trav- 



