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eye could reach: which, I suppose, cannot be less 

 than fifty leagues from the land. 



Satiirdaij, April 27, 1771. The ice being driven 

 to a distance from the shore, some of the people 

 went with me this morning to the outer point of 

 Indian Island, in expectation of shooting some 

 ducks; but, although many thousands flew to the 

 Northward, they all kept too far off. 



Sunday, May 5, 1771. Etuiock came here early 

 this morning with their sled; and taking Charles, 

 Bettres (the boy) and Williams with me, we went 

 to Seal Island. At noon we set out for Chateau 

 in a skiff, taking also a couple of the sealers. We 

 had clear water till we passed Camp Islands; but 

 on observing a jamb of ice which extended from 

 Table Point towards Belle Isle, we endeavored 

 to go on the outside of it. In this attempt we got 

 so far out to sea, (and such abundance of ice at 

 the same time came after us from the North East) 

 that it was with great difficulty we regained the 

 shore at Birchy Cascade: we hauled our skiff up 

 and spent the night by a good fire in the woods. 



Monday, May 6, 1771. Early in the morning we 

 launched the boat, and rowed along shore to Foul- 

 weather Broke, but could get no farther; the ice 

 being firmly jammed quite across, from Table 

 Point to Belle Isle. There we hauled up the boat 

 and I walked upon the point where I met with 

 eight deer, and shot one of them through the 

 haunches, at a considerable distance, but did not 

 kill him; I then pursued him a long way without 

 success. The rest of the people went round the 



