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remains of old Eskimo " earth " houses, sunk into these 

 raised beaches. The roofs have long since fallen in, but 

 the walls, built of boulders and banked with sand, were 

 still standing. The bay is said to run far inland, and re- 

 ceives at its head a good-sized river plenteously supplied 

 with trout, a former food supply for the Eskimo. 

 The mountains both to north and to south of Ryan's 



FIG. 6. MOUNTAINS TO WEST-SOUTHWEST LOOKING OVER RYAN'S BAY 



Bay are alpine in character. The peaks are bare and sheer ; 

 one, rising to the southwest, reminded me strongly of the 

 Matterhorn, though, of course, on a smaller scale (Figure 

 6). Fifteen miles to the southward, or halfway between 

 Ryan's Bay and Cape White Handkerchief, another large, 

 double fiord opens. Owing to the large islands facing this 

 inlet, the fishermen have named it Seven Islands Bay. 

 The two divisions of the bay are called by the Eskimo 

 "Komaktorvik" and "Kangalaksiorvik." The entrance 

 may be safely made by keeping the north side aboard; 

 there is abundant good anchorage almost anywhere inside. 

 The large, high island bearing to port is called "Avagalik," 

 or Whale Island. The entrance to the south of the islands 

 is partly blocked by shoals occurring near the islands. 



