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did not then wish to experience. A meridional observation on 

 the ice with my pocket sextant was secured only just in time to 

 save it. 



I continued my walk, and ascended a mountain close by, pick- 

 ing up several fossil stones on its summit, and enjoying the view 

 around me. Soon I was joined by the Innuits Kokerjabin (Kud- 

 lago's widow) and Neitch-ee-yong, both of whom were born on 

 the shores of the great bay before us. Kokerjabin pointed out to 

 me the place of her nativity, on the opposite side of *the bay, call- 

 ed by her Kar-mo-wong, an inlet which makes its way up into the 

 interior of Kingaite (Meta Incognita). She said that from a high 

 point at the termination of that inlet she had often seen the oomi- 

 ens of kodlunas (ships of the white men) pass up, and then, at a 

 later time, down the waters which were on the other side of Kin- 

 gaite. This made Kingaite to be merely a narrow tongue of land, 

 the extreme of which, as Kokerjabin stated it to be, I could see 

 bearing from me by azimuth compass 102°, or true bearing S. 

 16° W. Karmowong bore S. 51° W. true. I took several other 

 observations and measurements the next and following days, for 

 the purpose of mapping the locality and accurately placing upon 

 record all that I might discover bearing upon Frobisher's expe- 

 dition. My sleeping accommodations at night were with the na- 

 tives in their igloo, and I partook of their food, eating it even as 

 they themselves did, and, I might add, thoroughly enjoying it. 



Thus two days passed away, and on the third, which was April 

 25th, I again started for an extension of my trip. 



It was about noon when I left, accompanied by Sterry, Koker- 

 jabin, and her son " Captain." This youth of twelve years would 

 insist upon taking with him a toy sledge, to which " Pink," a lit- 

 tle dog of a few months old, was harnessed, and, as he made it a 

 point to have the sledge, I was obliged to let it be taken with us. 



Our first five miles were circuitous, though on a general course 

 (true) of about W.N.W. From the breaking up and consequent 

 absence of the sea-ice, which had occurred two days before my 

 arrival, we were obliged to follow the shore-ice, walking on what 

 Dr. Kane called the "ice-foot." Thus we were one moment this 

 way, the next that, and sometimes walking on shore. This made 

 it very difficult to get on, especially as the tide at that time rose 

 and fell full thirty feet ; and, besides, the frequent change from ice 

 to land was no easy work. 



When we had gone about four miles, an old Innuit man was 



