58 A JOURNEY TO THE SHORES 



The position of Cumberland House, by our observations, is, lati- 

 tude 53° 56' 40" N., longitude 102° 16' 41" W., by the chronome- 

 ters; variation 17° 17' 29" E., dip of the needle, 83° 12' 50". The 

 whole of the travelling distance between York Factory and Cum- 

 berland House is about six hundred and ninety miles. 



