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gine, to be places likely to be very much resorted to 
by walruses, and in the breeding season, by the 
different birds which frequent these regions. How 
far this inlet goes inland, it is impossible for us 
to say, as we could see nothing like a termina- 
tion to it : if we were to judge of its extent by the 
depth of the water, we might suppose it to be 
very considerable ; for we found one hundred and 
eighty fathoms. within the entrance, and not 
above a mile from the shore. It appeared to be 
from four to five miles in breadth, as far in as we 
went. But toreturn again to the natives of this 
inlet, I have only further to say of them, that from 
whatIcan learn, they all displayed the same spirit of 
cheerfulness, contentment, and good humour, which 
they evinced in so eminent a degree on board ; and 
if they had reason at that time to be well pleased 
with the bargains they had made, I understand 
that they had equally as good cause to be satis- 
fied with their traffic to-day; for they got a hat- 
chet, five brass-keittles, several knives, nails, pieces 
of wood, beads, and various other things, in ex- 
change for another of their canoes, a sledge, (made 
of bones, ) fourteen dogs, (most of them puppies, ) 
two stone troughs, made of Japis allaris, or pot- 
stone, and one or two spears. The stone troughs are 
exceedingly well made, considering their means ; 
one was nearly a foot long, and about half as much 
in breadth and depth; the other was considerably 
larger ; the former served them to cook their vic- 
tuals in, and the latter to hold the oil or grease 
which they burnt, to cook them with. The head of 
one of the spears, which was also made of stone, 
