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to whicli adheres a printed Government paper, such as an officer's 

 warrant or appointment; a spring hook of a sword belt, a brass 

 charger for holding two charges of shot. 



A small bead purse, piece of red sealing-wax, stopper of a pocket 

 flask, German silver top and ring, brass matchbox, one of the glasses 

 of a telescope, a small tin cylinder, probably made to hold lucifer 

 matches ; a linen bag of percussion caps of three sizes, a very large 

 and old-fashioned kind, stamped " Smith's patent ; " a cap with a 

 flange similar to the present musket caps used by Government, but 

 smaller ; and ordinary sporting caps of the smallest size. 



Five watches. 



A pair of blue glass spectacles, or goggles, with steel frame, and 

 wire gauze encircling the glasses, in a tin case. 



A pemmicaa tin, painted lead colour, and marked " E." (Erebus) 

 in black. From its size it must have contained 20 lb. or 22 lb. 



Two yellow glass beads, a glass seal with symbol of Freemasonry. 



A 4-inch block, strapped, with copper hook and thimble, pro- 

 bably for the boat's sheet. 



Eelics seen in lat. 69° 09' N., long. 99° 24' W., not brought 

 away, 30th of May, 1859 :— 



A large boat, measuring 28 ft. in extreme length, 7ft. 3 in. in 

 breadth, 2 ft. 4 in. in depth. The markings on her stem were 

 — "XXI. W. Con. N61., APr. 184." It appears that the fore part 

 of the stem has been cut away, probably to reduce weight, and 

 part of the letters and figures removed. An oak sledge under the 

 boat, 23 ft. 4 in. long, and 2 ft. wide ; 6 paddles, about 60 fathoms 

 of deep-sea lead line, ammunition, 4 cakes of navy chocolate, shoe- 

 maker's box with implements complete, small quantities of tobacco, 

 a small pair of very stout shooting boots, a pair of very heavy 

 iron-shod knee boots, carpet boots, sea boots and shoes — in all 

 seven or eight pairs ; two rolls of sheet lead, elm tingles for repair- 

 ing the boat, nails of various sizes for boat, and sledge irons, three 

 small axes, a broken saw, leather cover of a sextant case, a chain- 

 cable punch, silk handkerchiefs (black, white, and coloured), 

 towels, sponge, tooth-brush, hair comb, a macintosh, gun cover 

 (marked in paint " A. 12 "), twine, files, knives ; a small worsted- 

 work slipper, lined with calfskin, bound with red riband ; a gi'eat 

 quantity of clothing, and a wolfskin robe ; part of a boat's sail of 

 No. 8 canvas, whale-line rope with yellow mark, and white line 

 with red mark ; 24 iron stanchions, 9^ inches high, for supporting 

 a weather cloth round the boat ; a stanchion for supporting a 

 ridge pole at a height of 3 ft. 9 in. above the gunwale. 



Eelics found about Eoss Cairn, on Point Victory, May and 

 June, 1859, brought away : — 

 A 6-inch dip circle by Eobinson, marked 1 22. A case of 



