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The women of this party wore their hair in a 

 mode quite different to that we had before seen ; 

 it was disposed at the back of the head in two 

 immense bows, which we found to contain a quantity 

 of loose hair, to increase their size; nor can I say 

 that either these or their dusky owners were of pre- 

 possessing appearance. The men were of sHghter 

 figure than those about Point Barrow, but evidently 

 possessed great activity and endurance of fatigue : 

 they wore their hau' long, and flowing far over 

 their shoulders. One of them had a broad and 

 short double-edged knife, on which the names of 

 "I. and H. Sorby" were imprinted: this must have 

 been obtained by barter from the Indians, as it was 

 of the kind called dagues, supplied by the Hudson's 

 Bay Company to those people. We quitted our new 

 friends after dinner, but could only reach the northern 

 end of the reef that night, principally in consequence 

 of a dense fog occurring. Our encampment was very 

 soon surrounded by a crowd of Esquimaux, of the 

 same appearance as our visitors of the morning ; they 

 were, however, probably from their numbers, less 

 timorous, and, indeed, troubled us much, being 

 evidently not disinclined to appropriate any stray 

 article. The " Supply," at first, created great sus- 

 picion of our integrity, as it was intimated that we 



