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eastward over the solitary but beautiful scene, a feeling 

 of awe crept over us. We were undoubtedly the first 

 white men who had ever viewed it, and in the knowledge 



the fact there was inspiration. 



For two days following we enjoyed fine weather 

 something unusual in the Barren Land districts and 

 this enabled us to carry on the exploration of the large 

 lake with very little delay. We found the total length 

 to be about fifty miles. Portions of the shore toward 

 the west end were low and sandy, and at one point of 

 landing the remains of an old Eskimo camp, and beside 

 it parts of a human skeleton, were found. 



Towards the east end other remarkable traces of 

 Eskimos were seen in the shape of stone pillars, well and 

 uniformly built, but for what purpose I confess I cannot 



1. If they had been located at conspicuous points, or 

 pon hill-tops, I would say they were intended for land- 

 marks. Several were found on the shore of the bay 

 forming the eastern extremity of the lake, and others 

 in more or less obscure places. I am inclined to think 



;" e object in building these stone pillars has been in 

 me way connected with the hunting of musk oxen 

 or deer, but they were evidently not intended merely 

 for shelters or hiding places. 



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