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winter, and possibly on the Labrador coast where the Moravians 

 have established missions. The Indian Department here has not 

 brought them within its fold. In fact the Innuits of Canada's 

 northern fringe may truly say " no man careth for our souls" 

 and yet the}' are the most interesting of all the races on this con- 

 tinent for many reasons that cannot be given in detail.* 



Having to abandon the men, Frobisher returned to England 

 taking with him some gold which may be considered the first dis- 

 cover}^ of the yellow metal on the Arctic slope of the country 

 known as the Dominion of Canada, the harbinger of the coming 

 time when in a single season more men rushed towards Canada's 

 part of the Arctic Circle for the gold of the Klondike than during 

 four centuries manned all the barques of all nations seeking fame 

 and the North West and North East passages to Cathay and the 

 land of the tea plant. 



In consequence of the rumors which soon circulated of the 

 value of the "find" great enthusiasm prevailed in England, and 

 Frobisher had no difficulty in obtaining the means for another 

 expedition. The Queen contributed ^"1,000 and loaned a ship of 

 200 tons from the Royal Navy. With this ship and his former 

 vessels and a complement of 120 men, Frobisher sailed and 

 arrived at Hall's Island on the third week of July, 1577. He 

 named the Island after the captain of the Royal ship ; the 

 Queen's Foreland in honour of Queen Elizabeth, and Best Island 

 after his second lieutenant, who was also the chronicler of 

 Frobisher' s second voyage. His own name was given to 

 Frobisher Strait, the belief being that it was a strait, and not, as 

 we now know it to be, a bay. Jackman Sound was named after 

 the master gunner of the "Aide," the Royal ship. 



At one stopping place the Eskimos made a fierce assault 

 upon his men ' 'with their bowes and arrowes. " In self-defence he 

 wounded three of the natives. These fearing to be captured, in 

 their desperation leaped off the rocks into the sea. "We named 

 the place Bloody Point, and the bay or harbour Yorke Sound, the 

 latter after the Captain of the Michael." 



*i have recently learned that the Ang-lican Church has two or more 

 Missions among- the Innuits of our Northern Fringe. 



