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north. Ill tlie fall the natives resort to Saunirtung ov to Saunir- 

 tuqdjuaq, two islands northwest of Imigen, where they stay until 

 January, when they return to the sea. 



The second settlement of the Qinguamiut is Anarnitung, at the 

 northern entrance of Qaggilortung. The small island and the neigh- 

 boring point of Igdhmgajung are, next to Qeqerten, the seat of the 

 most important settlement of Cumberland Soimd. On the southern 

 and eastern declivity of the low hills which form this island are a 

 number of very old stone foundations (see p. 549), such as are found 

 everywhere on the Arc t u- slunfs of North America(Baffin-Laud.p.;7). 



If the ice in the upper parts of the sound is smooth, families be- 

 longing to this community settle on Kilauting, the largest island of 

 a group running from northwest to southeast a few miles north 

 of Imigen. Here they go sealing with the harpoon. If the ice, how- 

 ever, is rough (as it happened to be during my stay in Cumberland 

 Sound), they remain in Anarnitung, whence some go to the water 

 holes at the entrance of Issortuqdjuaq and shoot the blowing seals, 

 while others go hunting on the ice near Anarnitung. 



During the young sealing season they almost always leave the 

 island. The favorite resort at this season is Sakiaqdjung, near Mani- 

 tuling, in Qaggilortung, bnt heavy snowfalls often compel them to 

 exrliaii.t;!' tliis region for the open sea. If they insist upon stopping 

 tliciv. sill iA\shoes are used as the only means of ti'aveling in the deep 

 and s(jl't snow. In 1878, when the Florence wintered in Anarnitung 

 Harbor, the greater part of the natives remained near the ship; but 

 her presence is accountable for this exception, as some of the families 

 were in her service and others staid near her in order to barter seals, 

 skins, &c. 



Of some importance are the passes leading around the niimerous 

 water holes at the head of Cumberland Sound. The narrow island of 

 Nudnirn, which separates Sarbuqdjuaq from Putukin, offers a good 

 X^assage by way of a deep valley. Should the passage be made in a 

 mild winter or in spring, when the water holes of Sarbuqdjuaq have 

 eulai'ged, they must avoid the latter by passing over the inconvenient 

 isthmus of Itidliaping, west of the steep cliff Naujan. 



In spring the tide holes of Kangidliuta extend over the passage 

 between that island and Surosirn, preventing sledges from passing 

 to Issortuqdjuaq or to Tessiujang. Then Qajodlualung is crossed by 

 the way of Naqoreang or the more southerly Tappitariaq, which leads 

 into the sound near Siegtung. Both passes are very inconvenient. 

 From Tessiujang. Issortuqdjuaq maybe reached by the fjords Ugjuk- 

 tung and Itijareling and by the adjoining passes. 



Lastly, I have to mention the road formerly used by the natiA^es 

 of Anai-nitung in traveling to Nettilling. They crossed the entrance 

 of Qaggilortung and ascended Tarrionitung, whence they came by 

 the Lakes Qamusiojodlang and Irtiujang to Missirtung, in Nettilling 



