130 VIKINGS OF TO-DAY 



we heard sounds of hymns and praying from some 

 of the mud huts we passed. It was a day indeed 

 to be remembered. Our longest single expedition 

 during this time had been to the Hudson Bay post 

 of Rigoulette, up Hamilton inlet, some fifty miles 

 from the entrance. Here we had several patients; 

 and especially one little lad with a diseased bone in 

 the leg part of this it was necessary to remove. 

 At the operation we were ably helped by the wife of 

 the agent (Mr. Wilson), who proved herself a most 

 able nurse and assistant. The difference of tempera- 

 ture up this long inlet is very marked, and we found 

 the children of the house actually picnicing outside 

 the hut in a canvas tent. 



