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sound ; which I have named Baillie's Cove, in honor 

 of a relative of the lamented Mr. Hood. As it was 

 too late to return, we encamped, and by walking across 

 the country, discovered the river, whose mouth beincr 

 barred by low sandy islands and banks, was not per- 

 ceived when we passed it. Course and distance from 

 Galena Point to this encampment, were S.E.fS. — 

 forty-one miles. 



From the accounts of Black-meat and Boileau at 

 Fort Chipewyan, we considered this river to be the 

 Anatessy ; and Cape Barrow to be the projection 

 which they supposed to be the N.E. termination of 

 America. The outline of the coast, indeed, bears 

 some resemblance to the chart they sketched ; and 

 the distance of this river from the Copper-Mine, nearly 

 coincides with what we estimated the Anatessy to be, 

 from their statements. In our subsequent journey, 

 however, across the barren grounds, we ascertained 

 that this conjecture was wrong, and that the Anatessy, 

 which is known to come from Bum Lake, must fall 

 into the sea to the eastward of this place. 



Our stock of provision being now reduced to eight 



consumption, it had become a matter of the first, 



importance <<> obtain a BUpply ; and as we had learned 



from Terregannoauck that, the Esquimaux frequent 

 ile- rivers at this season, I determined on seeking ;i 

 communication with them here, with the view of ob- 



