200 Thirty Yea 



and left in exchange a copper-kettle, and some awk 

 and Leads. 



We paddled all day along the coast to the east- 

 ward, on the inside of a crowded range of islands, and 

 saw very little ice ; the " blink" of it, however, was 

 visible to the northward, and one small iceberg was 

 seen at a distance. A tide was distinguishable among 

 the islands by the foam floating on the water, but we 

 could not ascertain its direction. In the afternoon 

 St. Germain killed, on an island, a fat deer, which 

 was a great acquisition to us ; it was the first we had 

 seen for some months in good condition. 



Having encamped on the main shore, after a run of 

 thirty-seven miles, we set up a pole to ascertain the 

 rise and fall of the water, which was repeated at every 

 halting-place, and Bepburn was ordered to attend to 

 the result. We found the coast well covered with 

 ition, «i!' moderate height, even in its outline, 

 and easy ,,(' approach. The islands are rocky and bar- 

 ren, presenting high cliffs of a columnar structure. 1 

 have named the westernmosl group of those we pass- 

 ed "B ens' Isles, - ' in honor of the Governor of the 

 Hudson's Bay Company ; and the easternmost, "Sir 

 Graham Moore's Islands." At the spot where we 

 Landed, b< me muscle-shells and a Bingk piece oi 

 weed lay "ii the beach; this was the only spol on 



the. coast where we saw shells. We were rejoiced to 



