138 PULLEN, 1850-51-' INVESTIGATOR,' 1850. 



the rate of from 30 to 40 miles per day, and Fort Good Hope arrived 

 at on the 28th. 



Lieutenant Pulleris Boat Voyage from Point Barrow to the Mackenzie 

 River. — Lieutenant Pnllen left the Plover off Wainwright Inlet on 

 the 25th of July, 1850 ; and in company with two other boats, and 

 Mr. Shedden's yacht, the Nancy Dawson, reached Point Barrow on 

 August 2nd. Here the escort left them, and the two boats pro- 

 ceeded along the coast. 



Point Pitt was passed on the 7th. 



Cape Halkett „ 9th. 



Point Berens „ 11th. 



Lion Eeef on the 14th. Many seals; rise and fall of the tide 

 18 inches; current strong to the west; wind fresh, north-east. 



Flaxman Island on the 16th. 



Manning Point ,, 18th. 



Humphrey Point „ 20th. Two whales seen. 



Herschel Island „ 22nd. Yellow water. 



Entered the Mackenzie River on the 27th. Tracks of bears, moose, 

 and reindeer frequent. 



At Fort Macpherson, September 5th. Arrived at Fort Norman, 

 October 6th. The ice in the Mackenzie set fast on November 12th. 

 Snow-birds arrived on the 24th of April, 1851 ; ducks, May 4th. Ice 

 began to break up on May 14th. Left Fort Simpson, July 11th; 

 at Fort Good Hope, 16th; Port Separation on the 20th; and the 

 Arctic Sea on the 22nd ; Richard Island, 24th ; Cape Dalhousie, 

 August 3rd; and Cape Bathurst, August 10th. Found the ice 

 packed close on the shore ; small whales seen. The boats remained 

 here until the loth, and on the 30th Captain M'Clure landed here 

 from the Investigator. 



Garry Island was reached on the 26th. 



Fort Macpherson ,, 7th of September. 



Fort Good Hope „ 17th 



Fort Simpson ,, 5th of October. 



Voyage of H.M.S. ' Investigator ' from Point Barrow to the Bay of 

 Mercy. — The Investigator rounded Point Barrow at midnight on 

 August 5th. Reached Point Drew on the 8th ; Jones Island on the 

 11th. Ran on a shoal 8 miles north of Yarborough Inlet on the 14th. 

 On the 15th the ice closed in from the north ; anchored to await some 

 favourable change. The ice eased off on the following morning, 

 and the ship was warped through a lane 150 yards wide. The 

 Pelly Islands were reached on the 21st. The temperature of the 



