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AKCTIC RESEARCH EXPEDITION. 



CHAPTER XXVIII. 



Visit the friendly Natives. — Ebierbing and Tookoolito. — A Surprise. — Birth of a 

 Son. — Artarkparu's Information. — More concerning Frobisher's Expedition. — A 

 great Number of Innuits around the Ship. — They all concur in the traditionary 

 History given to me. — Author's Anxiety to renew his Discoveries. — Another Boat- 

 trip. — Cross the Bay to Chapell Inlet. — Camp for the Night. — Continue the Voy- 

 age. — Bad Weather. — Heavy Gale. — Encamp once more. — Visit an Innuit Depot 

 of Food. — A severe Hurricane. — Boat-voyage abandoned. — Return to the Ship. — 

 Capture of two Whales. — A Man dangerously hurt by a Whale. 



On the following morning, Saturday, September 28th, 1861, at 

 an early hour, I was on deck, rinding every one astir, getting ready 

 for the customary cruise after whales, The ship's company gen- 

 erally started at daybreak to try their luck, and they were sadly 

 disappointed with the result hitherto. On inquiry, I found that 

 some of my Innuit friends were still in the neighborhood, and, 

 after breakfast, I went on shore to visit them. I may here state 

 that, on my return, I found the vessel at the same anchorage — in 

 George Henry's Harbor* — as it was when I left it on August 9th. 



The first call I wished to make was at Ebierbing's tupic, which 

 was pointed out to me at no great distance. I entered without 

 11 ringing," and found ''Jennie" — Koodloo's wife — there to wel- 

 come me, as she did with unmistakable pleasure. On inquiring 

 for Tookoolito and Ebierbing — whom I considered almost as 

 adopted children — I found that I had entered the wrong tent, 

 Ebierbing's tupic being next door, and thither I soon made my 

 way. 



As I entered the tupic of Ebierbing I caught a mere glimpse 

 of a woman's face, which I had hardly time to recognize as be- 

 longing to Tookoolito. She gave me one look, and then the face 

 I beheld was buried in hands trembling with excitement. It was, 

 indeed, Tookoolito, overwhelmed with tears on seeing me again. 

 The tears sprang to my eyes also as I saw this evidence of strong 

 attachment. It was some time before the silence of the tupic was 



* Thus named after the barque George Henri/. This harbor is in lat. 62° 53' N., 

 long. 64° 48' 15" W., and is at the south extreme of the longest island of Field Bay, 

 not far from the termination of said bay. 



