x. Contents. 



Chapter XXIV. 



THE PORPOISE, THE WAXRUS, THE NARWHAL AND THE SEAL. 



PAGE. 



Character and Value of these Animals— The Porpoise Fisheries— The Walrus- 

 Hunt— Peculiarities of the Narwhal— Probabilities of a Seal-Breeding 

 Ground in the Strait — Great Opportunities of the Oil Industry 202 



Chapter XXV. 



THE ECONOMIC FISHES OF HUDSON'S BAY AND STRAIT. 



The Wonders of the Common Codfish— The Beauty, Tact and Skill of the Sal- 

 mon — Delicious Trout — How Fortunes May be Made in the Hudson's 

 Bay Fisheries 210 



Chapter XXVI. 



FUR-BEARING ANIMALS. 



The Silver, Blue, Grey, Red, and White Foxes— The Ermine— The Marten 

 —The Otter— The Varying Hare— The Lynx— The Wolf —The Wolverine 

 —The Sable— The Musk ox— The Polecat— The Badger— The Musk-rat 

 —The Racoon— The Fur Trade 216 



Chapter XXVII. 



THE ESKIMO INHABITANTS. 



Their Origin — Their Country — Appearance and Dress — Dwellings — Occupa- 

 tion — Implements — Food — Moral Character — Religion — Language — 

 Population — Marriage, Courtship, etc 230 



Chapter XXVIII. 



NAVIGATION OF HUDSON'S BAY AND STRAIT. 



The Discovery and Exploration of Hudson's Bay — Hudson Strait — The Tidal 

 and Other Currents — Winds and Wind Storms — Meteorological Data — 

 Fogs — Temperature of the Air, etc 238 



Chapter XXIX. 



NAVIGATION OF HUDSON'S BAY AND STRAIT. — Continued. 



Climate— Temperature of the Water — Vegetation — Comparative Tempera- 

 tures 254 



Chapter XXX. 

 navigation of Hudson's bay and strait. — Continued. 



Icebergs and Their Origin —Various Kinds of Ice Found in Hudson Strait — 

 Local Ice — Its Thickness, Movements and Interference with Navigation — 

 The Fox Channel Ice— Its Thickness and Frequency of Appearance in 

 the Strait — The Season of Navigation 259 



Chapter XXXI. 

 navigation of Hudson's bay and strait. — Continued. 



Character of the Ice in Hudson's Bay — Neither Icebergs nor Arctic Ice — 

 Opinions Favourable to the Practicability of the Route by Dr. R. Bell, of 

 Ottawa — Extent and Productiveness of the Hudson's Bay Basin — Future 

 Great Importance of the Hudson's Bay Route as a Commercial Highway. 268 



