CHAPTER XV. 



Take to Whale-boats aud Oomiak.— Return of Mr. Martin and larger Boats 

 to the Ship.— Dog Sledges.— Smith's Bay.— Heavy Sea.— Run for 

 Shore. — Repair Damages. — Birds in numbers. — Colville Shoals. — 

 Critical position. — Throw over Provisions.— Point Berens. — Amber. — 

 Shovel Jack. — Attitude of Natives. — Mirage. — Jones's Islands.— Esqui- 

 maux Chief fires a Musket.— Native Boats crowd us.— Point Beechey. 

 —Visited by Esquimaux. — Prudential Preparations.— Shovel Jack 

 again. — Treacherous demonstrations. — Re-embark. — Natives follow. 

 — Return Reef. — Fire with Ball. — Construct Stockade. — Marine 

 charges with Bayonet. — Close of the three days' demonstrations. — 

 Natives depart.— Breakfast on the Ice. — Natives reappear.— Discharge 

 their Arrows. — Reasons for forbearance. 



We ran on until tlie afternoon of the 3rd, when 

 we stopped near Fatigue Point, in latitude 71° 6' N., 

 longitude 254° 31' W., and made preparations to 

 divide the party, Mr. PuUen having definitively 

 concluded to proceed with the whale boats and 

 oomiak, and send the two large ones back. He 

 named one of our little craft " Louisa ;" I had the 

 much esteemed privilege of bestowing on the other 

 the title of " Logan," and the skin canoe Avas aptly 

 christened " Supply." She relieved the other boats 

 much, stowing a large quantity both in weight and 



