In the Arctic Il<<ji<m8. 17'.' 



fortunate !y i which was w 



chai i the bottom of the rapid. 



At dood we perceived Hepburn lying on the lefl ba 

 of the riv. r. and we landed immediately I bia 



information. As he represented the water to besh >al 

 the wh< I i the rapid, (below which the Esqui- 



maux were,) the Bhore party were directed tocontin 

 their march to a Bandy bay at the head of the fell, 

 and there await the arrival of the canoes. The land 

 in the neighborhood of the rapid, is of the m >st sin- 

 gular form : large Irregular sand hills 1m. muling both 

 banks, apparently so une I that tl. tble 



an try around them consisting of high 

 round green hills. The river became wide in this part 

 and lull of Bhoals, hut we had no difficulty in finding 



bannel through them. On regaining the ^iore 

 party, we regretted to find tl if the men had 



incautiously appeared on the tops of the hills, just at 

 the time Augustus was conversing with one of I 



aimaux, who had approached in his canoe, and 

 almosl ; 1 to land. The unfortunate ap- 



pearance of so many people at this instant, revh 

 his fears, and he ci ibsi d rn bank 



the river, and fled with the whole of his party. 

 learned from Augustus that this party, consie 



four men and as many WOmen, had manifested a 



friendly disposition. Two of the m n were very tall. 



