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tinue her course some time longer before discovering her mistake. 

 But, in case she should track us to our igloo (our sixteenth, seven- 

 teenth, and eighteenth encampments were igloos or snow-houses), 

 then the first thing she would do would be to throw down the 

 sledge (one of many things that polar bears do not like to see 

 standing), and thus we should be awakened, and put on our guard 

 against the ferocious beast. But, happily, no enraged " she bear" 

 made her appearance. The trick of the sharp turn may have 

 saved us. 



The bladder of the young Mnoo was kept hung up, at whatev- 

 er place we happened to be, for three days, according to custom ; 

 and that night we had an excellent supper off my prize, the flesh 

 appearing and tasting like veal. 



On the morning of Saturday, May 17th, having first ascended 

 the heights of the island of our encampment, and made the neces- 

 sary observations for continuing my survey, we resumed our jour- 

 ney down the bay, passing rapidly, on our right, Cape Poillon* 

 and Newell's Sound, f and at our left Pike's Island,^: our course 

 being along near the Kingaite coast and direct for Cape Yander- 

 bilt,§ which point we reached at 3 40 P.M. On arriving there, I 

 found it a capital point for connecting together much of my pre- 

 vious work by a round of angles. Unfortunately, before I could 

 accomplish much work in that line, a thick fog closed distant ob- 

 jects from view. As I did not like to leave such a favorable 

 point without additional sights, I proposed to my company to re- 

 main there till the next day. To this Koojesse, who was quite ill 

 and peevish, obstinately objected. I therefore concluded to strike 

 across the bay at once for the place of tenth encampment, our 

 starting-point on this flying trip, which we had left on the 8th in- 

 stant. At 5 17 P.M. we left Cape Yanderbilt, purposing to travel 

 all night. Our course was almost in line with Cape Hill, J which 

 is the south termination of Chase Island^ 



* Named after Cornelius C. and Richard Poillcra, of New York. This cape is in 

 lat. 63° 11' N., long. 67° 49' W. 



f Named after Thomas W. Newell, of Cincinnati, Ohio. The north cape of this 

 sound is Cape Poillon, the south cape Cape Vanderbilt. 



X Named after the house of Benjamin Pike & Sons, of New York. The centre of 

 this island is in lat. 63° 13' N., long. 67° 44' W. 



§ Named after Cornelius Vanderbilt, of New York. This cape is in lat. 63° 07' 

 30" N., long. 67° 34' W. See Chart. 



|| Named after George H. Hill, of Cincinnati, Ohio. This cape is in lat. 62° 54' 

 N., long. 66° 37' W. 



Named after Salmon P. Chase, of Ohio. It is one of the first group in middle 

 of Frobisher Bay. The centre of this island is in lat. 62° 58' N., long. 66° 45' W. 



