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snow ; the south-west end is more irregular *. Be- 

 sides morses, the island abounds with bears, foxes 

 and sea-fowl, and its shores, at certain seasons, are 

 said to be visited by cod and haddock. Much 

 drift-wood also occurs on the coast. Lead-ore, 

 in veins, at the surface of the ground, has been 

 found here ; likewise coal of a tolerable quality, 

 and specimens of virgin silver. Lead-glance also 

 occurs on an adjoining rock called Gull Island, and 

 three different mines were discovered by one of the 

 early morse-fishers. 



Near the north-east point of this island, is a little 

 bay, where a ship may ride in shelter, with the 

 wind from S. E. to S. W. ; but the anchorage is 

 exposed from E. S. E. (north about) to W. S. W. 

 There is also anchorage in some other parts, in gra- 

 velly or stony ground. 



Cherie Island is often inaccessible on account of 

 ice, which, in the spring of the year, generally 

 stretches in a straight line from here to the southern 

 Cape of Spitzbergen. The flood-tide about it runs 

 from the S. W. towards the N. E., and flows about 

 four feet. 



See Plate 3. fisr. 1. 



