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tweuty-five fathoms deep, with a strong tide, my 

 attention Avas diverted, from attempting to take 

 away the life of a bear, to the safety of my own; 

 and while I was extricating myself from the 

 danger which threatened me, the bear bit all the 

 dogs most severely, and made good his retreat into 

 the open water, which was at some distance lower 

 down. Soon after he got upon the ice again, and 

 made towards the brook in Goose Cove, when we 

 all gave chase a second time, and some of the 

 peo23le came up with him at the mouth of the 

 brook, but he got into the woods, and they could 

 not follow him for want of their rackets. While 

 this was doing, Hayes made me a signal, and I 

 soon perceived eleven deer upon the ice, near 

 Pumbly Point, coming downwards; I waylayed 

 them at a point of one of the largest islands, but 

 should not have had a shot, had they not, when 

 they came abreast of me, seen the people returning 

 from the chase of the bear. An old stag then 

 turned towards me and came within a hundred 

 and twenty yards, when I fired and killed him 

 dead; the rest, which were hinds and calves, then 

 pushed forward for Hare Island Tickle. We then 

 broke the deer up, and made a very hearty meal 

 on his humbles, which occasioned my naming the 

 island, FiUhelly. After which we hauled up the 

 skiff on Pumbly Point, and returned home with 

 the venison. In Goose Cove we saw the tracks 

 of several white-bears, and the slot of many deer; 

 the latter had lately frequented Fillbelly very 

 much. 



