In ns. 189 



his aged wife, who had concealed herself among the 

 rocks at our first Interview ; and Bhe told him the i 

 of the party had gone to a river, a short distant 

 the westward, where there was another party of 

 Esquimaux fishing. Augustus and Junius had erect< d 

 the tent, and done every thing in their power to make 

 the old man comfortable in their absence. Terre- 

 gannoeuck being unable to walk to the place where 

 the meat was concealed, readily pointed the Bpol out 

 .Mr. II 1. who went thither; but after ex- 

 periencing much difficulty in getting at the column of 

 ruck en which it was deposit) '1. !;•• found the meal 

 putrid for our use. The features of Terregannoeuck's 

 wit" were remarkable for roundness and flatness : her 



e was much tattoed, her dress differed little from 

 the old man's. 



In the aftern i u party of nine Esquimaux ap- 

 peared mi the east lunk of the river, about a mile 

 below our encampment, carrying their canoes and bag- 



e <»n their backe ; hut they turned and fled a- soon 



as they perceived our tents. The a] pearanc 



many different hands <>\' Esquimaux terrified the Indians 



. that they determined on leaving us 



the next day, lesl they Bhould he surrounded, and 



their retreat cut oil'. I end r of 



any remuneration they would choose, to prevail ii] 



one or two of the hunters to prt C( ed, hut in vain ; and 



