158 THE AMERICAN MUSEUM JOURNAL 
n abundance of fish, and ‘‘killalua’ Qvhite whale or beluga) meat and 
blubber. ‘The natives are said to have killed about two hundred beluga near 
here during the summer, and every family has large caches of meat and 
plenty of oil — enough for the winter. * * * * This region has evidently 
supported a comparatively dense population in the past, as the beach is 
lined with old houses and every hill-top is strewn with graves. 
On September 22, we reached a harbor in a little lagoon, known as 
Tatoroktok, a few miles S. W. of Toker Point, just as a N. W. gale began to 
blow. The storm lasted three days, and on the morning of the 26th “‘ young 
ice” had formed half way across the lagoon, while a heavy snow-fall had 
filled the sea with slush ice. With some difficulty, we moved the boats 
out to another and better harbor about half a mile away, and as there was 
no prospect of advancing farther by boat, we hauled the boats up on dry 
land for the winter. 
As long as there was any open water, we caught fair hauls of fish in our 
nets every night, and after that have had fair success fishing through the ice. 
We have been getting our dogs into good condition for a long sled trip and 
have now all the frozen fish we can carry, as well as a cache of about 200 
Ibs. to leave here for the coming spring. 
We are starting to-day with three sleds for the eastward to join Stefans- 
son, expecting to find him somewhere between Baillie Island and Cape 
Parry. Sled travel is not good even now. ‘There has been no very cold 
weather, and the sea ice is not solid. The bays froze over earlier than 
usual at such temperatures, as the water was clogged by falling snow. Heavy 
snow-falls later prevented the ice from getting thick, and the salt ice is still 
wet and slushy under deep snow. Our intention is to follow the coast a 
little farther east than Warren Point, make a portage of “our sloop”’across 
to the Eskimo Lakes, follow the lakes northeastward, then portage again, 
to strike the foot of Liverpool Bay, near Nicholson Island. From Nichol- 
son Island we shall follow the east side of Liverpool Bay to Baillie Island. 
If Mr. Stefansson is not at Baillie Island to make other arrangements, we 
shall proceed down the west coast of Franklin Bay around to Cape Parry 
and as much farther as circumstances will permit during the winter. * * * * 
The prospects are favorable for a successful season. 
