OF THE POLAR SEA. " 2t5 



IV. 's Coronation Gulf, in honour of His Most 

 Gracious Majesty, the latter name being added 

 to mark the time of its discovery. The Archi- 

 pelago of islands which fringe the coast from 

 Copper-Mine River to Point Turnagain, I have 

 named in honour of His Royal Highness the 

 Duke of York. 



It may be deserving of notice that the extremes 

 in temperature of the sea water during our voyage 

 were 53° and 3o\ but its general temperature 

 was between 43° and 48°. Throughout our re- 

 turn from Point Turnagain we observed that the 

 sea had risen several feet above marks left at 

 our former encampments. This may, perhaps, be 

 attributed to the north-west gales. 



August 26. — Previous to our departure this 

 morning, an assortment of iron materials, beads, 

 looking-glasses, and other articles were put up 

 in a conspicuous situation for the Esquimaux, 

 and the English Union was planted on the loftiest 

 sand hill, where it might be seen by any ships 

 passing in the offing. Here also, was deposited 

 in a tin box, a letter containing an outline of our 

 proceedings, the latitude and longitude of the 

 principal places, and the course we intended to 

 pursue towards Slave Lake. 



Embarking at eight A.M. we proceeded up the 

 river, which is full of sandy shoals, but suffi- 



