In the Arctic Regions. 185° 
practice, asked each of our names ; and, in reply to a 
similar question on our part, said his was Terregan- 
neeuck, or the White Fox ; and that his tribe denomi- 
nated themselves Nagge-ook-tor-meeoot, or Deer Horn 
Esquimaux. They usually frequent the Bloody Fall 
during this and the following moons, for the purpose 
of salting salmen, and then retire to a river which 
flows into the sea, a short way to the westward, (since 
denominated Richardson’s River,) and pass the win- 
ter in snow-houses. 
After this conversation, Terreganneeuck proposed 
going down to his baggage, and we then perceived he 
was too infirm to walk without the assistance of sticks. 
Augustus, therefore, offered him his arm, which he 
readily accepted, and, on reaching his store, he distri- 
buted pieces of dried meat to each person, which, 
though highly tainted, were immediately eaten ; this 
being an universal token among the Indians of peace- 
able intention. 
We then informed him of our desire to procure as 
much meat as we possibly could, and he told us that 
_ehe had a large quantity concealed in the neighborhood, 
which he would cause to be carried to us when his 
people returned. 
I now communicated to him that we were accom- 
panied by some Copper Indians, who were very desi- 
rous to make peace with his nation, and that they 
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