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26th, when it was all honeycombed and in a rotten condition ; it 

 went out with the ebb-tide on the morning of July 28fch. The most 

 severe storm we experienced occurred on March 21st, the tempera- 

 ture being 20° below zero, and the wind blewing at an average rate 

 of 62 miles per hour, with squalls of over a hundred. 



BOAT VOYAGE TO UNGAVA. 



Friday, August 21st. — -Left station at 4.30 a.m. No wind ; rowed 

 all day, course S. by W. ; failed to make the land on other side of 

 Bay ; lay out all night ; calm water. 



Saturday, August 22nd. — Started to row again at 8 a.m. ; occasi- 

 onally light air from N. E. and E. ; took many hours to recover 

 ground lost by drifting last night ; at 6.30 p.m., got into cove where 

 I hope shall be comfortable till morning ; not sheltered from E. and 

 N. ; heavy surf on rocks. 



Sunday, August 23rd. — We lay qiiiet last night, and this morning, 

 as the wind was unfavourable for rounding far-off point, I contented 

 myself with bi'inging my boat to an inlet where she would be safe,. 

 storm as it may. We are now lying between precipitous cliffs, and 

 within 100 yards of a waterfall of certainly 400 feet, and I think 

 more, in height. At entrance of inlet I estimated the cliffs to be 

 about 2000 feet. The wind keeps easterly and is fresh, threatening 

 rain ; weather cold and raw ; I intend making a push to-morrow at 

 daybreak. 



Monday, August 24th. — Went out this morning but found the 

 wind strong and dead ahead, so put back. I sprained my foot badly 

 this afternoon ; any one may imagine my present frame of mind ; I 

 am chilled through and through ; weather is cold and a drizzling 

 rain is falling ; my foot tortures me ; four days out and only pro- 

 gressed about 30 miles ; quite 250 miles to go. 



Tuesday, August 25th. — The easterly wind died out this morning, 

 leaving a heavy sea ; started with a light N. W. wind and a tenible 

 jumble of a sea, which made two men sick. About 3 p.m. the wind 

 increased to a fresh breeze, and having come some 15 miles I am now 

 anchored for night in a little cove and under a cliff of nearly 1500 

 feet ; by swell that is rolling in I j udge that it is blowing almost a. 

 gale outside ; the clouds are drifting fast from the N. W. ; weather 

 very cold. 



