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Kleenoeuck. He has never been farther 

 north himself than Marble Island, which he 

 distinguishes as being the spot where the 

 large ships were wrecked, alluding to the 

 disastrous termination of Barlow and 

 Knight's Voyage of Discovery.* He says, 

 however, that Esquimaux of three different 

 tribes have traded with his countrymen, and 

 that they described themselves as having 

 come across land from a northern sea. One 

 tribe, who named themselves Ahwhachnan- 

 helett, he supposes may come from Repulse 

 Bay ; another, designated Ootkooseek-Jcaling- 

 mceoot, or Stone-Kettle Esquimaux, reside 

 more to the westward; and the third, the 

 Kang-orr-moeoot 9 or White-Goose Esqui- 

 maux, describe themselves as coming from 

 a great distance, and mentioned that a party 

 of Indians had killed several of their tribe 

 on the summer preceding their visit. Upon 

 comparing the dates of this murder with 

 that of the last massacre which the Copper 

 Indians have perpetrated on these harmless 

 and defenceless people, they appear to differ 

 * See Introduction to Hearne's Journey, p. xxiv. 



