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AKCTIC RESEARCH EXPEDITION. 



CHAPTER XY. 



First Excursion in Frobisher Bay. — Crossing the Mountain Pass. — Traveling on the 

 Ice. — A Tradition concerning White Men masting a Ship. — Arrival at Oopung- 

 newing. — Annawa's Home. — Hospitable Reception. — Close Sleeping-quarters. — 

 Ten Persons in a Bed. — Morning Walk. — The Innuit Village. — Twer-puk-ju-a. 

 — Sterry living with the Natives. — Miner. — Charming a Seal. — Kokerjabin's Birth- 

 place. — Kingaite. — Karmowong. — Author adopts Innuit Life. — Trip along the 

 Coast. — The "Ice-foot." — Summer Resting-places of the Innuits. — Sundry Arti- 

 cles belonging to a wrecked Ship. — Ee-vic-toon. — Native Monuments. — Grandeur 

 of Kingaite Mountains. — The Grinnell Glacier. — A fatiguing Journey. — Disap- 

 pointed of a Night's Shelter. — Moonlight Traveling. — A poor Supper. — Thirst. — 

 An impromptu Igloo. — A cold Bed. — Next Day's Journey. — Discover the Na- 

 tives. — Sampson and his Family. — Kind Reception. — A Seal Hunt. — Feasting., — 

 The Seal's Eyes given to youngest Child. — Knowledge coming to an Inquirer. — 

 Tide entering the Igloos at Night. — Innuit Women's Mouths good Receptacles for 

 cleansing Purposes. — Snow-storm. — Author accustomed to Innuit Food. — How it 

 is eaten. — Seal's Brains and Entrails. — Author becomes an Angeko. — Return 

 Journey. — Laughable Incident. — A tight Fit. — Curious Mountain Mark. — Abun- 

 dance of Animal Life. — Arrival at Twerpukjua and at Annawa's. — An animated 

 Sunday Picture. — Return on Foot to the Ship. — Arrival. 



On Monday morning, April 22d, 1861, at half past 10 o'clock, 

 I started on my trip — the first yet made by me into Frobisher 

 Bay. My guide and companion was Koojesse ; and as we should 

 have to cross a neck of land between the two bays, thence travel 

 on foot upon the ice, I could not carry much baggage. All, there- 

 fore, that I took was the following : 



My native tuktoo jacket, pants, and mittens, an extra pair of 

 native boots and stockings, my charts and chart material, protract- 

 or, dividers, parallel and plain rule, artificial horizon, with bottle 

 of mercury, a pocket sextant, azimuth compass and tripod, marine 

 glass, thermometer, besides beads and several plugs of tobacco, for 

 presents to the natives. With these articles pendent to a strap 

 passing over my shoulders, across my breast, and down my back, 

 I departed. 



Our course from the ship was westerly to the other side of 

 Field Bay, where we struck the land, and met some of the natives 

 with dogs and sledge, conveying walrus hide, meat, and blubber 

 to the vessel. A couple more were also going thither to obtain 



