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to carry them naked, and holding them up, begged beads 

 for them. Their entreaties were, for a time, successful ; 

 but being desirous of getting clear of our visitors before 

 breakfast-time, we at length told them that our stock was 

 exhausted, and they took leave." — pp. 225, 226. 



At one of their halting-places, the interesting 

 little anecdote of the snow-bunting's nest, men- 

 tioned by Captain Lyon, could not fail to be brought 

 to their recollection, by the following incident : — 



" In taking wood to make a fire from a large pile of 

 drift-timber which had been collected by the Esquimaux, 

 the nest of a snow-bird, containing four young, was dis- 

 covered. The parent-bird was at first scared away, but 

 affection for its offspring at length gave it courage to ap- 

 proach them with food ; and, as it was not molested, it soon 

 became quite fearless, and fed them with the larvae of insects, 

 whilst the party were seated at breakfast close by the nest." 

 —p. 235. 



Through a small opening in the land, which with 

 the main formed Harrowby Bay, the boats passed 

 with great difficulty, being nearly barred up ; and 

 the moment they had crossed the bar, the water was 

 greenish and perfectly salt. The eastern point of 

 the passage lies in lat. 70° 30', long. 127° 35'; and 

 Point Bathurst proved to be the most northerly 

 part of the main they approached during the 

 voyage. From this point the coast trended south- 

 east into Franklin's Bay, in lat. 69° 20' ; rose on 

 the east to Cape Parry, in lat. 70° 5' ; descended 

 again to Darnley Bay, in lat. 69° 35' ; the eastern 



