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Three spring hooks of sword belts, a gold lace band, a piece of thin 

 gold twist or cord, a pair of leather goggles with crape instead of glass ; 

 a small green crape veil. 



Two small packets of blank cartridge in green paper, part of a cherry- 

 stick pipe stem, piece of a port-fire, a few copper nails, a leather boot- 

 lace, a seaman's clasp-knife, two small glass stoppered bottles (full), 

 three glasses of spectacles, part of a broken pair of silver spectacles, 

 German silver pencil-case, a pair of silver (?) forceps, such as a 

 naturalist might use for holding or seizing small insects, &c. ; a small 

 pair of scissors rolled up in blank paper, and to which adheres a printed 

 Government paper, such as an officer's warrant or appointment ; a 

 spring hook of a sword belt, a brass charger for holding two charges of 

 shot. 



A small bead purse, piece of red sealing-wax, stopper of a pocket 

 flask, German silver top and ring, brass matchbox, one of the glasses of 

 a telescope, a small tin cylinder, probably made to hold lucifer matches ; 

 a linen bag of percussion caps of three sizes, a very large and old- 

 fashioned kind, stamped "Smith's patent ;" a cap with a flange similar 

 to the present musket caps used by Government, but smaller ; and 

 ordinary sporting caps of the smallest size. 



Five watches. 



A pair of blue glass spectacles or goggles with steel frame, and wire 

 gauze encircling the glasses, in a tin case. 



A pemmican tin, painted lead colour, and marked " E." (Erebus) in 

 black. From its size it must have contained 20 lbs. or 22 lbs. 



Two yellow glass beads, a glass seal with symbol of Freemasonry. 



A 4-inch block, strapped, with copper hook and thimble, probably 

 for the boat's sheet. 



Relics seen in lat. 69 9' N., long. 99 24' W., not brought 

 away, 30th of May, 1859 : — 



A large boat, measuring 28 ft. in extreme length, 7 ft. 3 in. in breadth, 

 2 ft. 4 in. in depth. The markings on her stem were — "XXI, W. 

 Con. N61., APr. 184." It appears that the fore part of the stem has 

 been cut away, probably to reduce weight, and part of the letters and 

 figures removed. An oak sledge under the boat, 23 ft. 4 in. long, and 

 2 ft. wide ; 6 paddles, about 60 fathoms of deep-sea lead line, ammuni- 

 tion, 4 cakes of navy chocolate, shoemaker's box with implements 

 complete, small quantities of tobacco, a small pair of very stout shooting 

 boots, a pair of very heavy iron-shod knee boots, carpet boots, sea 

 boots and shoes — in all seven or eight pairs ; two rolls of sheet lead, elm 

 tingles for repairing the boat, nails of various sizes for boat, and sledge 

 irons, three small axes, a broken saw, leather cover of a sextant case, a 

 chain-cable punch, silk handkerchiefs (black, white, and coloured), 

 towels, sponge, tooth-brush, hair comb, a macintosh, gun cover (marked 



