CHAPTER XXXVIII. 



LEAVING SMITH SOUND. — CROSSING THE NORTH WATER. — MEETING THE 

 PACK. — THE SEA AND AIR TEEMING WITH LIFE. — REMARKABLE REFRAC- 

 TION—REACHING WHALE SOUND. —SURVEYING IN A BOAT. — THE SOUND 

 TRACED TO ITS TERMINATION. — MEETING ESQUIMAUX AT ITEPLIK.— HAB- 

 ITS OF THE ESQUIMAUX. — MARRIAGE CEREMONY. — THE DECAY OF THE 

 TRIBE. —VIEW OF BARDEN BAY. — TYNDALL GLACIER. 



The ice coming in at length with an easterly wind, 

 and being unable to find any harbor (Cadogen Inlet 

 was completely filled with ice), we had no alter- 

 native but to stand away to the south ; and this we 

 did at a fortunate moment, for the ice crowded in 

 against the shore with great rapidity ; and, had we 

 waited longer, we should have been unable to escape, 

 and would have been driven upon the beach by the 

 irresistible pack. 



We carried the wind along with us down the coast 

 until we reached below Talbot Inlet, when we came 

 upon a heavy pack, and held our course for Whale 

 Sound, which I was desirous of exploring. Passing 

 close to the land, I had an excellent opportunity for 

 observing the coast and perfecting the chart, espe- 

 cially of Cadogen and Talbot Inlets, both of which 

 were traced around their entire circuit. The coast is 

 everywhere bristling with glaciers. A large island 

 lies below Talbot Inlet, inside of the Mittie Island 

 of Captain Inglefield, and not before laid down. 



Skirting the northern margin of the ice, we 

 made a course to the northeastward, across the 



