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of the whole massif and is such as to make one believe that the Mitre 

 is the most beautiful single mountain on the coast. 



About four miles to the westward of the Mitre is the summit of the 

 highest mountain in the Mugford region ; it was estimated to be in the 

 vicinity of four thousand feet in elevation. A cone of simple yet effec- 

 tive outline, it is easily recognizable from a ship for a distance of 

 seventy-five miles either north or south of Cape Mugford. So conspicu- 

 ous is it that one cannot but wonder how it has been left so long 

 neglected and left unnamed among the landmarks of the Admiralty 

 charts. On board our own craft we fell into the habit of calling the 

 peak " Brave Mountain," after the name of our doughty little schooner. 



Pursuing our northward way tolerably close to land, it could be seen 

 that for at least fifteen miles from Cape Mugford, the heavy sedimentary 

 cover and its crystalline cover continued. Not the least important ele- 

 ment in the imposing panorama was the " Finger Hill " of the charts, a 

 lung narrow plateau, perhaps two thousand feet in height, that stands 

 close to the shore, and is evidently composed of the Mugford sediments. 

 Its name is derived from a large number of tors or rock-pinnacles result- 

 ing from the dissection of the edges of nearly horizontal strata. Beyond 

 Finger Hill, the coast turns sharply to the westward, and we could see 

 no more of the Kaumajet. It is known that this range extends to 

 the west and northwest of Cape Mugford, and it is presumably of sedi- 

 mentary or volcanic origin over most of its extent. No fossils were 

 found in any part of the Mugford series. Here, as in the Kiglapait, 

 exploration is urgently needed. 



From Finger Hill to Hebron we saw but little of the land. Going 

 north, the " Brave " traversed this section of the coast during the night ; 

 returning, she remained at an average distance of five miles or more 

 from the shore. Mainland and islands are relatively low, altitudes of 

 one thousand or fifteen hundred feet being rarely surpassed. It was 

 clear from the color of the rocks that the Mugford series does not com- 

 pose this stretch of country ; it is highly probable that it belongs entirely 

 to the gneissic complex. 



The Torngat Mountain Range. 



Topography. — The triangular peninsula east of Ungava Bay is com- 

 posed of two distinct topographic belts. On the west and southwest the 

 land is caribou country, low, flat, grass- or moss-covered, with a consider- 

 able amount of stunted timber growing upon it. Rising abruptly out of 

 this little elevated belt (charted as the " Kangiva ") is the long, serrate 



