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ronial castle perched high on a semi-isolated spur of the 
general range facing the sea. Care must be taken in ap- 
proaching the northern entrance, for there are, besides 
several very small islands, some ‘“‘nasty”’ shoals lying be- 
tween east and northeast of Mount Bache. Beyond these 
shoals there are some larger islands, one of which has an 
Fig. 4. VIEW FROM SEA OFF SOUTHERN SIDE OF Bic Bay 
1. Eclipse— North entrance; 2. Castle Mountain; 3. A green grassy point; 
4, By waterfall. 
excellent harbour on the western side. These we have 
called the Mettek Islands, 7.e. Eider-duck Islands. In 
1903 Mr. George Ford of Nachvak, with two Eskimo, 
visited the islands during the breeding season. The birds 
were so thick on the ground that Mr. Ford had difficulty in 
finding enough space free of nests or eggs on which to place 
his sleeping-bag. The men took away twenty-five hundred 
eggs, but when they left the eggs were as abundant as 
ever; the eider-duck is a most industrious bird. I have 
found the cod abundant among the shoals hereabouts in 
late August. 
About five miles to the south of the southern entrance, 
