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irregular ground, surrounded 

 by a ridge of mountains, 

 rising abruptly to the height 

 of about 2000 feet ; making 

 the enclosed space appear the 

 half of a deep basin about 

 two miles in diameter. 

 Evigtok is noted in Green- 

 land for its abundance of 

 fish in the summer season ; 

 shoals of capelins blacken 

 the small bays, whilst thou- 

 sands of codfish swim close 

 to the shore in pursuit of 

 them, both of which are 

 taken by the natives in large 

 quantities. At the foot of 

 the mountains and on their 

 sides are to be found many 

 grouse, hares, and arctic 

 foxes. In the winter season 

 immense flocks of eider 

 ducks and other water-fowl 

 resort to this part of the 

 Fiord. Vegetation, such as 

 it is in Greenland, also pros- 

 pers here : a miniature forest 

 oiSalix Arctica, about 4 feet 

 high, covers about a square 

 mile, and the Angelica^ 

 Rumex^ Taraxacum, Poten- 

 tilla, and other plants are 

 met with more abundantly 

 than is general in Green- 

 land; the spot appearing 

 like a garden amidst the 

 general barrenness of a land 

 buried deep in snow nine 

 months out of the twelve. 

 But Evigtok is more remark- 

 able as being the only place 

 in the world in which the 

 mineral cryolite has hitherto 

 been found. 



By reference to the hori- 

 zontal section (fig. 1), two 

 trap-veins will be seen bound- 

 ing a space containing the 

 cryolite and the minerals 

 accompanying it. To this 



VOL. XII. — PART I. 



