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with the skift" and killed her. i then learned, that 

 as soon as they had got to the top ot* the first hill, 

 they discovered these deer, feeding on the other 

 side of it, and that one of them returned to inform 

 me, whilst the other attempted to get a shot. The 

 deer perceiving him, ran round the hill and com- 

 ing close past the other man, he l)roke the under 

 jaw of the calf with a stone; upon which it lay 

 down: and the affection of the dam was so great, 

 that she would not quit it, although he hit her 

 several times with such force, that I could hear 

 the soimd of the stones. The calf was not more 

 than two (.r three days old, and judging it impos- 

 sible to kee]) it alive, we killed it: bnt it proved 

 verv indifferent meat. At ciulit o'clock at niu'ht, 

 the wind shifting suddenly and blowing a hard 

 gale, the boat went round her anchor, fouled it, 

 and drove. AVe let go the other, and brought her 

 u|) just as she was going ashore: after which we 

 moored her safe. A great numl)er of seals were 

 seen, beating Ijack to the northward. We had the 

 ])leasure to iind that the boat made nuich less 

 water. 



Fridaii, June 9, 177'>. At noon T sent tw^o men 

 a shooting on Stoney Lsland, and they returned at 

 five o'clock with a ])tai'migan, and re])orted that 

 no ice was in sight 1o the uoi-lhward: but, thai 

 to the southward it was janmied in n])on the shore. 

 We irot some wood and water on bo.ii-d and at 

 nighl uiiiii<»<»ic(|. r^Tdiii Ihe gi"e;i1 pleiitv of veni- 

 son which we got liei-c, I ii;imed this. Vp}}i<<nn Uar- 

 buur; and the small island which makes it, Vcni- 



