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sliore towards Elliot Bay, I saw a herd of eight 

 reindeer and succeeded in shooting one of them. 

 In the evening Petersen shot another. Some 

 willow-grouse also were seen. Here we found 

 much more vegetation than upon King Wil- 

 liam's Island, or any other Arctic land I have 

 yet seen. 



On the evening of the 19 th we commenced 

 our return journey, but for the three following 

 weeks our route led us over new ground. 

 Hampton being unable to drag, I made over 

 my puppy team to him, and was thus left free 

 to explore and fully examine every doubtful 

 object along our route. I shall not easily forget 

 the trial my patience underwent during the six 

 weeks that I drove that dog-sledge. The leader 

 of my team, named " Omar Pasha," was very 

 willing, but very lame ; little " Eose " was co- 

 quettish, and fonder of being caressed than 

 whipped, from some cause or other she ceased 

 growing when only a few months old, she 

 was therefore far too small for heavy work ; 

 " Darky " and " Missy " were mere pups ; and 

 last of all came the two wretched starvelings, 

 reared in the winter, " Foxey " and " Dolly." 

 Each dog had its own harness, formed of strips 

 of canvas, and was attached to the sledge by a 

 single trace 1 2 feet long. None of them had 



