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any one of these hornlike, rocky piles : their heights have 

 been variously estimated at from six to ten thousand feet. 

 The probable heights seem to be from six thousand to 

 seven thousand feet. 



Many of the beautiful inlets in the southern half of this 

 coast maybe explored with small, open boats or even with 

 canoes. Some of the inlets can be easily reached by leav- 

 ing the mail steamer at Fanny's Harbour, Cape Harrigan, 

 or Davis Inlet (the Hudson's Bay Company's name for 

 Ukasiksalik) . First, there is Jack Lane's Bay, with a 

 salmon river at its head; then, a few miles farther north, 

 Jem Lane's Bay, beyond which there begin hundreds of 

 miles of winding, interlacing fiords and channels (" tickles"). 

 Such inside passages thread among a long and wide island- 

 breastwork along the coast ; many months could be spent 

 in exploring these waters. The wooded sides of the narrow, 

 steep-sided " tickles" not only give their own touch of 

 beauty to the landscapes, but afford cover to animals of 

 various sorts. At Hopedale one has access to several long 

 bays reaching up into the interior : at the head of the near- 

 est bay is a large and beautiful waterfall. Farther south 

 the bays bearing the following names will well repay visits : 

 Kaipokak, Makkovik, Kanairiktok, Stag Bay, Hamilton 

 Inlet, Sandwich Bay, Hawke's Bay, Alexis River Bay, and 

 Lewis Bay. To reach them the visitor should leave the 

 steamer at the respective points : West Turnavik; Makko- 

 vik Island, Hopedale, Cape Harrison, Rigolet, Cartwright, 

 Boulter's Rock, Square Island, and Battle Harbour. 



But the universal attraction of the coast the ever 

 changing glory of the atmosphere cannot be localized or 

 described. Colour is everywhere, with a gamut that few 



