152 Esquimaux seen. 



About a mile to the westward of Cape Hay the 

 water appeared to shoal to about the same distance 

 off a point of land, off which were observed several 

 small icebergs aground. We passed the place so 

 rapidly that we were unable to obtain soundings. 

 At about 1 p.m. we were off the Woollaston Islands, 

 which are situated at the entrance of Navy Board 

 Inlet. The clouds lifting for a short time, revealed 

 to our view a party of about fifteen Esquimaux with 

 their dog sledges on the land ice, probably come from 

 Pond's Bay, for the purpose of " trocking." * 



I was anxious to communicate with them, but 

 11 onward " was the order of the day, and they were 

 soon out of sight astern. 



The land ice extended in some places to about 

 two miles off the shore, and directly across the 

 mouth of Navy Board Inlet, so that at present 

 the entire shore is unapproachable by boats. 



We have seen to-day a greater variety of the 

 feathered denizens of these regions than we have 

 hitherto seen in one day. Looms (JJria Brun- 

 nichii) , as I have before stated, were observed in 

 myriads ; dovekies ( JJria grylle) were likewise in 

 great force; the rotges, or little auks (Alca alle) , 

 were also seen, but were left behind as we ad- 

 vanced up the Sound; the beautiful Arctic terns 



1 To " trock " is synonymous with to barter, and is an ex- 

 pression always used by the Greenland Esquimaux. 



