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eastward over the solitary but beautiful scene, a feeling 
of awe crept over us. We were undoubtedly the first 
white men who had ever viewed it, and in the knowledge 
of the fact there was inspiration. 
For two days following we enjoyed fine weather— 
something unusual in the Barren Land districts—and 
this enabled us to carry on the exploration of the large 
lake with very little delay. We found the total length 
to be about fifty miles. Portions of the shore toward 
the west end were low and sandy, and at one point of 
landing the remains of an old Eskimo camp, and _ beside 
it parts of a human skeleton, were found. 
Towards the east end other remarkable traces of 
Eskimos were seen in the shape of stone pillars, well and 
uniformly built, but for what purpose I confess I cannot 
tell. If they had been located at conspicuous points, or 
upon hill-tops, I would say they were intended for land- 
marks. Several were found on the shore of the bay 
forming the eastern extremity of the lake, and others 
in more or less obscure places. I am inclined to think 
the object in building these stone pillars has been in 
some way connected with the hunting of musk oxen 
or deer, but they were evidently not intended merely 
for shelters or hiding places, 
