OF A NORTH-WEST PASSAGE, 



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On the 8th Innooksio, who had quite recovered from his complaint, and had 18$& 

 almost regained his former strength and looks, left us for the huts on Nan- 

 now's sledge. The impatience of these people to be out in the open air the 

 moment they are free from pain, is always extreme, and constitutes one of 

 the many difficulties of completing their cure. Kooeetseearioo was just at 

 this time suffering from a relapse occasioned by this impatience, to which 

 was now added anew cause of disquietude, produced by the anticipation of 

 Innooksioo's departure, and the fear of sleeping keseemee (alone) in the hos- 

 pital. The apprehensions which he expressed on this subject were so great, 

 that we determined to remove him into our sick-bay, as he was now our only 

 patient; but this was done on condition of his drinking as much lemon-juice 

 as he was desired, some pretty unequivocal symptoms of scurvy having now 

 appeared in him. Innooksioo behaved very well at his departure, thanked 

 some of our gentlemen for their kindness to him with great appearance of 

 cordiality, and in short left us exactly as we could have wished. 



A number of walruses and of the seals of both kinds caught by the Tues. 11. 

 Esquimaux about this time, were observed to be with young, which circum- 

 stance we had also noticed at the same season the preceding year. Captain 

 Lyon procured the head of a small walrus, remarkable on account of its hav- 

 ing three tusks, all very short, but two of them close together on the right 

 side of the jaw, and placed one behind the other. On the 12th two families Wed. 12. 

 of Esquimaux left Igloolik for Arldgnuk, a part of the land to the southward, 

 and near Ping-it-kalik, where the walruses were said to be abundant. Other 

 families soon after removed to this station, towards which the tide of emi- 

 gration seemed now to be turned, and before the close of March about 

 fifty individuals had fixed their abode there. In these movements necessity 

 may during the winter have considerable share ; but in the summer it is per- 

 haps only the love of change, for which most savages are distinguished, that 

 can induce them to leave Igloolik, the shores of which there need be no 

 hesitation in asserting would easily supply a population, even of Esquimaux, 

 ten times greater than theirs with food in profuse abundance, 



The weather was now so pleasant, and the temperature in the sun so com- Thur. 13. 

 fortable to the feelings when a shelter could be found from the wind, that 

 we set up various games for the people, such as cricket, foot-ball, and quoits, 

 which some of them played for many hours during the day. There is a 

 certain sallowness in the looks of people living much by candle-light, which 

 was always very perceptible in our officers and men during the winter, but 



