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summer fishery. Unfortunately it is not even in- 

 dicated on the charts, and missing our way to it we 

 got entangled among a series of reefs. At sundown 

 a strong northerly wind arose, making the water 

 boil in foaming breakers over the shallow patches. 

 This however in reality assisted us, for we were 

 thus able to avoid the hidden dangers, as any 

 shallow likely to pick up the Princess May was now 

 a white .seething jnass ; indeed, I have found places 

 where we saw the water break as deep as five to 

 fifteen fathoms. We had decided at last to " heave 

 to " under the lee of an island, keeping steam all 

 night for fear of a shift of wind, when through our 

 glasses we descried against the horizon a ragged 

 tent. Steering for this we soon descried figures of 

 some of the little people skurrying to and fro after 

 their fish as fast as they could go, for the sky 

 looked threatening, and they did not wish the fish 

 to get wet again. Our steam whistle at once caught 

 their attention, and soon two of their little boats 

 came shooting out through the surf. 



With their help we were safely moored fore and 

 aft in a little narrow creek, and a few minutes 

 later saw us ashore. Amongst them we noticed 

 many friends of last year, especially a dear old man, 

 a sort of Christian father among them, named 

 Daniel. A profuse hand-shaking and welcoming en- 

 sued, and then they intimated they wished me to 

 come up to one of their tents. My Eskimo was 

 exhausted, however, with Auchenai How do you 



