SOUTHAMPTON ISLAND. 



CHAPTER II. 



WINTER QUARTERS AT FULLERTON. 



THE Neptune had safely arrived at Fullerton harbour on the 

 23rd September, and had dropped anchor close alongside the 

 Era. Major Moodie, after looking over the ground, decided 

 to erect a Police Post on the large island at the rear of the har- 

 bour. The lumber for the building was immediately landed, 

 and before the ship left for Chesterfield inlet the frame of the 

 dwelling had been erected and its sides partly boarded. 



The harbour of Fullerton is formed by a number of small 

 islands, situated on the east side at the mouth of a long bay, 



