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skin-dress — which was wringing wet with my profuse perspira- 

 tion of the day — for my civilization clothes, which I wear only 

 when about the ship, I had to relate all the incidents connected 

 with my search to the company around. 



" I was sorry to find every one who had been out engaging ac- 

 tively in the search completely used up. The three from whom 

 I parted a little after 2 P.M. did not get to the vessel until near 

 six. 



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"The distance traveled yesterday was full fifty-one English 

 miles, a feat at which I myself am surprised. 



" On reaching the vessel about 9 o'clock at night, we found 

 there had been an arrival of Innuits (seven in number) on two 

 sledges, with dogs, from Frobisher Bay settlement. They brought 

 along a portion of the walrus deposited by Charley and Koojesse 

 on the other side of the land that lies between us and Frobisher 

 Bay. 



"These Innuits also brought the dog which the unfortunate 

 Brown took with him as a guide. They met the dog out on Fro- 

 bisher Bay, returning toward the igloos. It had on simply the 

 harness without the draught-trace, which, to all appearance, had 

 been cut with a knife close up to the harness. This dog is a 

 young black one, and was not suitable as a guide. Had Brown 

 taken either of the others (he had his choice), he would have been 

 conducted safely to the vessel. But he felt sure he knew the way. 

 How fatal that assurance has proved to him ! 



" Bruce, the companion of Brown, arrived with the party of In- 

 nuits last evening (5 P.M.). When coming, he was pushing on 

 ahead of the party, and saw, in the distance before him, a black 

 creature which he took to be a bear. He turned upon his heel, 

 and ran as fast as his legs would carry him back to the advancing 

 sledge party, crying to them vociferously to ' ki-etd (hasten toward 

 him), as a bear was after him. It proved to be the young, docile 



black dog of Captain B 's which John had taken as his guide 



to the vessel. The draught-string of ookgook skin (large seal- 

 skin) had, without doubt, been used by John to fasten around his 

 kum-ings (native boots), to keep them properly on his feet. We 

 noticed, when we found him last evening, that his feet -gear had 

 apparently just received the addition of new thongs. His tracks 

 showed that his kum-ings had a tendency to slip down, and to 

 make him slipshod. 



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