Aug. 1859. 



GAME LIST. 



331 



On the morning of the 3rd instant, when the 

 rain ceased and N.E. gale sprang up, two claps 

 of thunder were distinctly heard ; this occurs 

 but very rarely in these latitudes. There is 

 ample occupation for the men, but not much 

 for the officers ; as for myself, I write a great 

 deal, and work occasionally at our chart of 

 discoveries ; the only refreshment I indulge in 

 is an occasional dive into packets of old letters. 

 All yesterday the harbour was full of ice set 

 in by southerly and westerly winds, and so 

 closely packed that one might have walked over 

 it to the shore ; to-day it has nearly all drifted 

 out again. The subjoined list will show what 

 game we have been able to obtain by constant 

 and arduous labour from the resources of these 

 regions during nearly two years' sojourn. 



Game List. 



8 Mths. in the Pack, 1857-8. 



Bears. 

 2 



Seals. 

 73 



DoveWes. 

 38 



Foxes. 

 1 



11 Months in Port Kenedy, 1858-9. 



Bears. 

 2 



Deer. Hares. 

 9 



Foxes.! Ptanni-i Wild 

 gan. i Fowl. 



19 



82 



98 



Seals. 

 18 



At Port Kenedy several ermines and lemmings were also caught. 

 The ptarmigan all disappeared after 1st April. 

 Only 2 dovekies were seen, 1 in winter, and 1 in summer plumage. 

 A few seals were seen as early as the month of February. 

 Ducks, geese, and gulls were the usual kind of wild fowl killed. 

 During the 4 months occupied in sailing from Davis Strait to Bellot 

 Strait, many looms and rotolues, and 5 or 6 hears were shot. • 



