A DAVIS STRAIT ICEBERG. 



CHAPTER I. 



VOYAGE TO THE BAY 



THE present report contains a narrative of the voyage of the 

 D.G.S. Neptune, during the seasons 1903-04,, to the northern 

 parts of Hudson bay, and to the northeastern Arctic islands. 

 Following this, under their respective headings, are a short 

 historical account of earlier explorations and discoveries in 

 northeastern Arctic America; a geographical sketch, together 

 with summaries of what is at present known of the inhabitants 

 and geology of the unorganized northeastern territories of the 

 Dominion; short descriptions of the important whaling and 

 sealing industries; and opinions as to the possible navigation 



of Hudson strait and Hudson bay. 



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