SOO FRANKLIN SOUND KATEll's PEAK. ApHl 1829- 



of them would have destroyed our boat, and I was glad to 

 cross the Sound without getting within their reach. We returned 

 by the west side of Jerdan Island, where there are bights which 

 might afford shelter to a sraall vessel. 



The Sound that separates Wollaston Island from the Bay of 

 St. Francis, I named after Sir John Franklin, and the harbour 

 to the east of the point on which we landed, after Lieutenant 

 Kendall, who was one of Sir John Franklin's companions in 

 his last journey to the north-west coast of America. 



On the west point of Kendall Harbour, I observed a mag- 

 netic property in the rock, which is of the same character as 

 that on Saddle Island. Weddel noticed the same at St. Mar- 

 tin's Cove ; but I placed the compass in various parts of that 

 cove, without observing any difference from the correct bear- 

 ing. This was, perhaps, owing to the rock being much covered 

 with soil ; for, being of the same character with that of the 

 places above-mentioned, it should cause a similar effect. 



The next day S.W. gales and thick weather set in, and con- 

 fined us almost to the ship. Taking advantage of a short inter- 

 val of more moderate weather, I ascended the highest peak on 

 the south side of the cove, immediately over the anchorage, 

 taking two barometers, one of the Englefield construction, 

 and the other a syphon barometer, on M. Gay Lussac's plan, 

 made by Bunten, of Faris. Mr. Harrison accompanied me, 

 taking charge of one barometer, whilst I carried the other. 

 My coxswain carried a theodolite. On landing, the barometers 

 were set up at the edge of the water and read off, and at the 

 same moment the barometer on board was read off. We then 

 ascended, but the rise was so precipitously steep as to offer very 

 great impediments ; and had it not been for a water-course, in 

 whose bed we climbed for the first part, the ascent, with deli- 

 cate instruments, would have been almost impracticable. We 

 had ascended but little way, when the unfortunate theodolite 

 escaped from my coxswain, rolled down the ravine, and was 

 much damaged. It was an excellent magnetic transit, and for 

 that purpose was irremediably injured ; but, as a theodolite, 

 it was yet useful. The first third of the ascent, from the com- 



