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>778. Grecnlanders and Efquimaux, in various particulars of per- 

 <■ , / fon, drefs, weapons, canoes, and the like. However, I was 

 much lefs ftruck with this, than with the aflB.nity which wc 

 found fubfifting between the dialetSts of the Greenlanders 

 and Efquimaux, and thofe of Norton's Sound and Oona- 

 laftika. This will appear from a table of correfponding 

 words, which I put together, and will be inferted in the 

 courfe of this work*. It muft be obferved, however, with 

 regard to the words which we colledled on this fide of Ame- 

 rica, that too much ftrefs is not to be laid upon their being 

 accurately reprefented; for, after Mr. Anderfon's death, wc 

 had few who took much pains about fuch matters ; and I 

 have frequently found, that the fame words written down 

 by two or more perfons, from the mouth of the fame native, 

 on being compared together, differed not a little. But flill, 

 enough is certain, to warrant this judgment, that there is 

 great reafon to believe, that all thefe nations are of the fame 

 extradion ; and if fo, there can be little doubt of there be- 

 ing a Northern communication of fome fort, by fea, be* 

 tween this Weft fide of America and the Eaft fide, through 

 Baflin's Bay; which communication, however, may be ef- 

 fciflually fhut up againft fliips, by ice, and other impedi^ 

 ments. Such, at leaft, was my opinion at this time. 



I fliall now quit thefe Northern regions, with a few parti- 

 culars relative to the tides and currents upon the coail, and 

 an account of the allronomical obfervations made by us in; 

 Sumganootlha Harbour. 



The tide is no where confiderable but in the great 

 river f. 



» It will be found, amongft otlicr vocabularies, at the end of the third volume, 

 -f Cook's River. 



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