THE ESKIMO OF STUPART BAY. 



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proved to be at the entrance to the Ungava River. Round the Point 

 we came to a cove on the shore of which was a log -fishing shanty, 

 A man — a white man — the fii'st we had seen since last September, 

 came out to ns in a boat. He proved to be an employee of the Hud- 

 son Bay Co., and was attending a salmon net. He informed ns that 

 the Hudson Bay Go's steamers Labi-ado?' and Diana were both at 

 the post, which was 25 miles up the river. He showed us where to 

 anchor, telling us it was useless trying to ascend against the ebb-tide. 

 We went ashore to his shanty ; he cooked us some fresh salmon and 

 gave us some hot coffee with biscuit and butter. Never in my life 

 had I enjoyed a meal so much before ; never do [ expect to enjoy 

 one more thoroughly in the future. I turned in after this delightful 

 sii})per, but did not close my eyes. 



The south side of Prince of Wales' Sound is high and precipitous. 

 In a fjord where I lay, 22nd to 24th, fair anchoi-age about two miles 

 up near a waterfall of over 400 feet. 



From Caj^e Hope to about lat. 60° ; high land back in interior, but 

 coast line low ; rocky islands, reefs and shoals for many miles out. 



On 30th passed inside some much larger and bolder islands, 

 Ackpatok lying outside, and from this to Ungava River the shore 

 seemed more oj^en and clear of reefs. We saw a few bergs on 

 26tli and again on 28th. I consider that the west coast of Ungava 

 Bay is quite untit for pui'poses of navigation, owing to the number- 

 less reel's and rapid tidal currents. The spring tides are over 30 feet 

 in northern portion and about 60 feet near the mouth of the Ungava 

 River. We saw a few natives at different points along the coast. 



I append the following list of Eskimo words, which I picked up, 

 with their English equivalents : — 



Eimlish. 



Eskimo. 



English. 



Eskimo. 



