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white stranger with the introduction of evil 

 spirits into the camp. With the result that he 

 was, more than once, in grave danger of death. 

 On his return to Fort MacPherson, on the 

 eighteenth of June, he received a warm welcome 

 from the Hudson Bay Factor, Mr. Andrew Flett, 

 of whom he wrote: &quot;His influence over the 

 Eskimo, as well as the Indians, has been very 

 beneficial, for the whole time of his residence 

 among them now nearly ten years and by 

 consistent and honourable conduct, as well as by 

 his attention to the duties of religion, he has done 

 much to assist the work of the missionary. Of 

 his personal kindness to myself I have had much 

 experience during the past twelve months.&quot; 



Following the anniversary of 1880, the C. M. S. R ev . T. H. 

 put forward an &quot;Extension and Enlargement Canham 

 Fund,&quot; and, among other gifts, received from 

 &quot;four friends 1,000 each, one definitely for Mid- 

 Japan, one for the Niger, one for Afghanistan, 

 and one for the Eskimo of the Mackenzie River.&quot; 

 With the latter sum the Rev. T. H. Canham was 

 sent out to join Bishop Bompas. &quot;Both the 

 Rev. Mr. Canham and myself,&quot; wrote the latter, 

 &quot;often showed the Eskimo the Illustrated London 

 News, when, on meeting with an elephant, they 

 would recognize it, apparently by its trunk, 

 exclaiming Kaleh! as an exclamation of sur 

 prise. The interpreter, an Eskimo, who speaks 

 English well, told me that they knew the animal, 

 because, though not now alive in their country, 

 they thought it was not long since it was so from 



