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tiiiit', 1 believe; as bis bones were there. Wheu 

 we got within a mile of Cape North, the ice 

 ai)i>eared to be janniied to the northward of it; 

 upon which 1 went a head with captain Jack in 

 his i-anue, landed and walked to the top of the 

 Cape, where we saw fresh slot of deer, and ob- 

 served the ice to extend in a large compact jam, 

 from the Gannet Islands to Wolf Island; and a 

 great deal of scattered stuff to the north-east. We 

 got on board again on the north-west side of the 

 cape, and proceeded to the mouth of Blackguard 

 Bay, when the wind failing, we came to an anchor 

 near Venison Head, where the Indians went on 

 shore, and erected a wdiigwham. 



Tuesdcu), Jul}) 35, 1775. At four this morning 

 we hauled up and came to sail, leaving the Indians 

 on shore; they refused to go any further, because 

 I would not give cai)tain Jack some rum last night 

 when he was almost drunk. At one we anchored 

 off Black Head to stop tid(^; I went forward in 

 my kyack to Cartwright Ilarljour, to look for a 

 place for building my house upon; intending to 

 reside there, to conduct the business in Sandwich 

 Bay. I found a convenient and agi'eeal)le spot 

 on the point at tlie entrance of it. At \\\vvo o'clock 

 we got under sail again and worked up to the 

 mouth of Dykes River, where we came to for the 

 night. 



\Vcd}iLs., .1 1(1 11 :>(;, 1775. At Ibrcc ibis morning 

 we got nndcr sail, and at six in ibc cxcning we 

 anchored at the salnion-pf)st ;\i P.-ii-.idisc. I found 

 about a hunfliv-d and fort \ 1i('iT<'s of salmon on 



