THE ESKIMO OF STUPAHT BAY. Ill 



Wednesday, August 26th, (noted some days after). — Left ancho- 

 rage at daylight. When we got clear of cove and bay, found it to be 

 blowing half a gale from N.N.W., and heavy sea running. Kept her 

 full and by until about 7 o'clock in order to round a headland ; got 

 very wet ; sheet in hand ; man bailing all the time ; sometimes had to 

 luff to squalls ; 7 to 8.30 wind on quarter ; now thought we were clear 

 of large bay and course would be about S.S.W. ^ W. down Ungava 

 Bay shore, so kept her away almost dead before it. After about an 

 hour's run it began to dawn upon me that I was running into another 

 long bay as faintly through the mist 1 could see land abeam on port 

 side, and at times thought I could discern it ahead many miles dis- 

 tant. Thinking it better to be on the safe side I determined to 

 round the Point to E.N.E., and again hauled my wind, laying up for 

 a small island off Point. What a sail that was, 8 miles, close-hauled, 

 a very strong breeze and heavy sea ; the water poured in. I had to 

 keep a man bailing all the time ; everything was soaking wet in no 

 time. Near the Point wind and tide made a tremendovis sea, so 

 heavy, indeed, that for some time after passing the Point I was afraid 

 of keeping away for fear of being swamped. We now had the wind 

 almost dead aft, and until about 4 p.m., and made good way. From 

 4 to about 6.30 it was abeam and blowing a moderate gale; we fairly 

 hummed along and shipped lots of water. I thanked my stars I had 

 obtained a new mast ; the old one would not have stood with half 

 the wind. Anchored for niglit in a cove ; landed and tried to dry 

 some of the things. The two men slept ashore, Bennet and I on 

 board ; about 3 a.m. boat grounded, luckily no rocks ; at this place 

 managed to make a fire of moss and cooked some Johnson's fluid 

 beef; this hot di'ink went well after the thorough soaking we had 

 got. 



Thursday, August 27th. — Started again when boat floated at 5 

 a.m. ; wind moderate from N.W. ; had made good about 10 miles 

 when fell calm. 9 a.m — Passed some Eskimo tents, three men came 

 out in kyaks and wanted to barter for powder and tobacco ; they 

 said in going by commotik to whei^e we had come from we would 

 have to sleep two nights. We rowed until late in afternoon and then 

 obtained a good harbour, anchoi'ing behind an island in a perfectly 

 sheltered spot. Waters in these parts alive with seals and porpoises ; 

 saw one immense walrus ; I had a shot at him, and hit him hard, but 

 did not kill him. 



