CONTINUE THE VOYAGE. 



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CHAPTER XXIII. 



Leave eighth Encampment. — Seals. — Meeting Innuits. — Make ninth Encampment 

 on Rae's Point. — A Seal-feast. — Reindeer Moss abundant. — More traditional 

 History. — Start on Voyage again. — A two-mile Walk over Rocks. — Jack the 

 Angeko. — Ankooting Tweroong. — The two Boats and two Kias. — Picturesque 

 appearance of the Women Rowers. — The Flag of the Free. — Tenth Encampment. 

 — Icebergs on the Rocks. — Renew the Voyage. — Visit the Island Frobisher's Far- 

 thest. — The great Gateway. — President's Seat. — Beautiful and warm Day. — 

 Fine Scenery. — Make eleventh Encampment. — Morning Walk. — Abundance of 

 Game. — Seals and Reindeer in abundance. — The Roar of a Cataract. — Waters 

 alive with Salmon. — Discover the Termination of Frobisher Bay. — Enter an Es- 

 tuary. — Make Landing. — A Leming. — Tweroong sketches Kingaite Coast. — Rein- 

 deer Skins for Clothing. — Luxuriant Fields. — Reindeer Tallow good. — A pedes- 

 trian Excursion. — Innuit Monument. — Ancient Dwellings. — Sylvia Grinnell River. 

 — A'Pack of Wolves. — Glories of the calm clear Night. — Aurora again. — A Land 

 abounding with Reindeer. — Blueberries. — Method of taking Salmon. — Bow and 

 Arrows. 



On the following morning, Monday, August 19th, 1861, we 

 were in readiness to leave our eighth encampment, and pursue 

 our journey. Starting at 10 15, we crossed the mouth of a deep 

 bay, across which, and about ten miles up from our course, lies 

 a long island, called by the natives Ki-ki-tuk-ju-a. Koojesse in- 

 formed me that he had been to that "long island," and that the 

 bay extended a considerable distance beyond. The shores of this 

 bay I found to trend about N.N.W. Koojesse also said that it 

 was one day's journey to the head of it from the island. From 

 this, and other data which he furnished, I concluded, and so re- 

 corded it in my journal at the time, that the bay is from twenty 

 to twenty-five miles in extent.* 



Unfortunately for my desire to get on, a number of seals were 

 seen, and my crew were soon engaged in pursuit. This delayed 

 us some time ; and when another similar stoppage took place, I felt 

 that it was hopeless to think of going far that day, and according- 

 ly landed, while the Innuits followed what they supposed to be 



* I effected a complete exploration of this bay and the island named on a sledge- 

 journey which I made in the spring of 18G2. This, however, will come in its proper 

 place in the sequel of my narrative. 1 



