s*-ptember, is6'i.i Reindeer Deposits Visited. 09 



them were pannikins and such varied things as are always to be found in Iminit 

 use. Ebierbing had for his pack our tent and some live or six tent-iMtlcs, whilr 

 in his hands he carried his gun. Cliarley IJudolph had a large loll of rciii(lc»i- 

 skins, in his hands carrying numerous tent-poles. Too-koo-li-tiM. liati ;il>(» dtcr 

 skins, and in her hands various things. I carried on my shoulder two rill«'s and 

 one gun, each in covers; under one arm my compass tri])od, and in one hand my 

 little basket, which held my pet Ward chronometer, and in the other my trunk of 

 instruments. 



A snow-drift set in on the 20th, but during its continuance about 

 twenty bags of fire-shrub were gathered. It was not the usual Andro- 

 meda Tetragona, but something of Hke character, and was collected 

 for fuel and for a covering on the tupiks. 



During the rest of the month a continuance of stormy weather 

 prevented astronomical observations The land began to look winter- 

 like. The tracks of a wolf were now first seen ; it had been busy 

 with the bear-skins which had been left to dry near the third encamp- 

 ment. The ground was already covered with snow to the depth of a 

 half inch ; the ice on the lakes bore the weight of a man, and the 

 heavy weather on the coast drove inland more of the game. 



The Innuits, warned of the necessity for procuring winter clothing, 

 made a journey of five miles down the coast to their deposit of rein- 

 deer-skins. On their return, it was a matter of surprise to Hall to see 

 what heavy loads they were bearing on their backs, one of the 

 youngest of the men carr3dng no less than 125 pounds, and Too-loo- 

 ar-a, one of Ou-e-la^s wives, 100. In binding their packs they passed 

 thongs around them, and these across their foreheads and breasts. 

 When appropriating these furs, on the following day, a gay and novel 

 scene presented itself The best skins being arranged in an outside 

 circle, the women were gallantly allowed each to make her selection 

 from these; the remainder of the one hundred and fifty skins l)eing 



