22 FISKEENAES, Chap. II. 



the extreme. A strong tide was setting out 

 of the j&ord, as we approaclied and an- 

 chored in the rocky little cove of Fiskernaes : 

 here we were not only sheltered from the wind, 

 but the steep dark rocks within a ship's length 

 on each side of us reflected a strong heat, whilst 

 large mosquitoes lost no time in paying us their 

 annoying visits. This remote spot has been 

 visited by the Arctic voyagers Captain Ingle- 

 field, E.N., and Dr. Kane, U.S.N., and still 

 more recently by Prince Napoleon. Dr. Kane's 

 account of his visit is full and very interesting. 

 Cod-fishing was now in full activity, and the few 

 men not so employed had gone up the fiord to 

 hunt reindeer. 



The solitary dwelling-house belongs of course 

 to the chief trader, and is a model of cleanliness 

 and order ; built of wood, it exhibits all the re- 

 ' sources of the painter's art ; the exterior is a dull 

 red, the window-frames are white, floors yellow, 

 wooden partitions and low ceilings pale blue. 

 The lady of the house had resided here for about 

 eight years, and appeared to us to be, and acknow- 

 ledged she was, heartily tired of the solitude. 

 She gave me coffee, and some seeds for cultiva- 

 tion at our winter quarters : these were lettuce, 

 spinach, turnips, carraway, and peas, the latter 

 being the common kind used on board ship ; 



