400 ARCTIC RESEARCH EXPEDITION. 



Throughout this day, on approaching the islands or main land, 

 I noticed that the water seemed very shallow, and it was certain 

 that no large-sized ships could attempt to reach the head of Fro- 

 bisher Bay with any degree of safety. 



Before arriving at the place of our encampment, I saw the tu- 

 ples of our other Innuit friends and the curling smoke of their 

 fires. As I landed Koodloo greeted us. He had just come in 

 from his hunt, having shot and secured skins and toodnoo of four 

 deer. This made thirteen that my three men had killed within 

 four days. On making up to our intended encampment, all hands 

 commenced unloading the boat, the females, as was customary, 

 acting as pack-horses in conveying every thing up the steep rocks 

 beyond reach of the tide; then they selected a convenient spot 

 and erected the tupics. 



A few moments after our arrival, with the "stars and stripes" 

 of my country in one hand and my spyglass in the other, I made 

 my way to the crest of a high hill in the rear of our encampment. 

 Before starting, the sun was down — to us ; but, as I reached the 

 summit, his glorious rays burst upon me. And how glad was my 

 heart as I planted the flag of America upon that mountain-top, 

 and beheld it fluttering to the breezes of heaven in the sun's light. 

 The red, white, and blue — the argent stars — seemed gifted with a 



speaking spirit that said, 

 "God hath ever blessed, 

 and ever will bless this em- 

 blem of freedom and pow- 

 er !" Yes, said I, mental- 

 ly, that banner now floats 

 where white man sever 

 stood before. The Amer- 

 ican flag precedes all oth- 

 ers in proclaiming that this 

 is the inceptive moment 

 when civilization, with all 

 its attendant virtues, makes 

 hither its advance. 

 How soul-inspiring was the scene before me as, drinking in the 

 sweets presented to my eyes, I wended my way from one mount- 

 ain-top to another. It was night when I got back to our encamp- 

 ment, and I was immediately greeted with two welcome presents 

 of blueberries. Tweroong brought hers in a gold-banded china 



