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the west side of them; the bed of this brook is a 

 fine, white quicksand. Near the mouth of the 

 brook we saw a pair of doves/ and I killed one 

 with my rifle; it was much like a turtle dove and 

 fed on the berries of the Empetrum Nigrum. I 

 never heard of such a bird in the country before 

 and I believe they are very scarce. Returning to 

 the boat, we sailed for Cartwright Harbour, and 

 had much wind and sea in crossing the bay, which 

 is twelve, or thirteen miles broad in that part. I 

 found the Otter arrived and unloaden. 



Wednes., August 33, 1775. We ballasted the 

 shalloway, pitched my tent, made a tilt for the 

 people, dug a spot of ground and planted some 

 cabbages in it. In the morning, one of the people 

 walked along shore to the head of the harbour, 

 and there saw five deer feeding; he returned and 

 informed me, but they were gone before I could 

 get to the place. I found some good deer paths, 

 and observed, that the white-bears frequently 

 walked along the shore. At eight in the evening, 

 the Otter sailed for Charles Harbour. 



Thursday, August 24, 1775. At eight o'clock 

 this morning, recollecting that I had not much to 

 do here at present, and that it would be more con- 

 venient for me to go to Charles Harbour now than 

 hereafter, I put a few clothes into the skiff, took 

 all hands and rowed after the Otter; knowing she 

 could not be far off, as there had been but very 

 little wind ever since we sailed. In an hour I 



1 Either the passenger pigeon, Ectopistes migratorius, now probably 

 extinct, or the mourning dove, Zenaidura macroura Qarolinen^H. 



