CHAPTER XTII. 



Hall degins ins final journey to King William's Land — Eoutk toward Peli y Bay tiik. 



SAME with that FOLLOWED IN 1CG6 AND 18G7 — TlIK CACHE MADE IN 1HG7 REACHED— 



Safety of the stores— Deposit made for the return journey — Encamps on Lake 

 Tep-suk-ju-a, April P — On Attgusta Island, April 11 — Meets Pelly Bay natives — 

 Peculiarities of the ice formation — Flying sledge trip to the igloos— Fr.vnklin 

 relics — Hall's natives alarmed — Their fears quieted — Musk-ox hunt near Simp- 

 son's Lake— Neitciiille natives met— Conversations with In-nook-poo-ziie-jook— 

 More Franklin iselics — Encamps on Todd's Island— Graves of Franklin's men vi;;- 



ITED near PeFFER En'ER— GRAVES ON TODD'S ISLAND— DeEP SNOW PREVENTS FURTHER 



SEARCH— Unwillingness of the natives to remain— Eeturn to Repulse Bay — Infor 



MATION from IN-NOOK-POO ZHE-JOOK ON THE ROUTE — ABUNDANCE OF GAME FROM KiNG 



William's Land to Repulse Bay — Musk-ox hunts — Hall's letter giving the results 

 OF this journey — Arrives at Repulse Bay — Plans of return to the United States- 

 Occupations during June and July— Places the bone of ius second whale and 

 his musk-ox skins on the Ansell Gibbs— Hunts the bear and the deep, at Whale 

 Point— Sails for the United States— Arrives at New Bedford, September 2o, 186;). 



The first page of Hall's note-book for March 23, 186^>, has on its 

 face the same cheerful words with those recorded in setting out on his 

 hopeful journey of 1866 — 



" Now FOR King William's Land !" 



Neither the long and discouraging period of four and a half years 

 through which he had passed, nor the repeated inducements offered 

 to return to the United States, were permitted to stand in the way 

 of renewing this inscription. 



His party now consisted not of white men on tlie plan proi)Osed 



