204 Thirty Years 



The ice having removed a short distance from the 

 shore, by eleven A.M. we embarked, and with some 

 difficulty effected a passage ; then making a traverse 

 across Gray's Bay* Ave paddled up under the eastern 

 shore against a strong wind. The interpreters landed 

 here, and went in pursuit of a deer, but had no suc- 

 cess. This part of the coast is indented by deep bays, 

 which are separated by peninsulas formed like wedges, 

 sloping many miles into the sea, and joined by low 

 land to the main ; so that often mistaking them for 

 islands, we were led by a circuitous route round the 

 bays. Cliffs were numerous on the islands, which 

 were all of the trap formation. 



At seven, a thunder-storm coming on, we encamped 

 at the mouth of a river about eighty yards wide, and 

 set four nets. This si ream, which has received the 

 name of Wentzel, after our late companion, discharges 

 a considerable body of water. Its banks are sandy 

 and clothed with herbage. The Esquimaux had re- 

 cently piled up some drift timber here. A few ducks, 

 livens, and snow birds, were seen to-day. The dis- 

 t mce we made was thirty-one miles. # 



July 25. — We had constant rain with thunder dur- 

 ing the night, The nets furnished only three salmon- 

 trout. We attributed the want of greater Buccess to 



the entrance of 80016 seals into tie mouth of the i i\ i r. 



Embarking at six A.M., we paddled againsl a cold 



