252 THE LABRADOR ESKIMOS AND THEIR FORMER RANGE. 



Drachart, the peninsula of Labrador and some of the 

 animals as well as the habits of the Eskimos. These 

 people remained at Chateau Bay through the summer 

 until at least after the middle of September, as on Sept. 

 1 2th and 13th the shallop ran ashore, and the Eskimos 

 invited them to lodge in their tents, carrying the mission- 

 aries ashore on their backs. 



The following extract shows that the Eskimos must, 

 before the year 1765, have been in the habit of crossing 

 the Strait of Belle Isle and landing on Newfoundland : 



" The governor wished to prevent them from crossing 

 over to Newfoundland, where, according to their own 

 account, they procured a certain kind of wood not to be 

 found in their country, of which they made their darts. 

 But since they interpreted this prohibition as a breach 

 of peace, it was rescinded on their promise to commit 

 no depredation on the fishing-vessels they might meet 

 with on the way ; to which engagement they scrupu- 

 lously adhered." 



The account then goes on to say that during the inter- 

 val which occurred between the visit of Haven and Dra- 

 chart in 1765 and the foundation of the first missionary 

 settlement at Nain in 1771, "the old quarrels between 

 the natives and the English traders were resumed ; and 

 as no one was present who could act as interpreter and 

 explain the mutual grounds of difference, the affair ter- 

 minated in bloodshed. Nearly twenty of the natives 

 were killed in the fray, among whom was Karpik's 

 father ; he himself, with another boy and seven females, 

 were taken prisoners and carried to Newfoundland. One 

 of these women, of the name of Mikak, and her son, 

 were brought to England, where they recognized an ac- 



