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lunarn many years ago, and before guns were used by the natives. 

 The piece of tile was similar to those used by the native women 

 in that locality for polishing their brass ornaments. It afforded 

 evidence enough, in dirt and grease, that it must have been in In- 

 nuit hands a long time. The ball had the appearance of having 

 been carefully preserved since first found. It had several small 

 indentations upon its surface, and the whole of it was covered 

 with a white coat (oxide of lead), in consequence of long ex- 

 posure. It is -J-g-ths of an inch in diameter. Ooksin said the ball 

 was found on Kodlunarn, under one of the embankments by the 

 "ship's trench," before Innuits knew any thing of guns, and when 

 they used only bows and arrows. 



A day or two after this, on June 7th, I started on a sledge-ex- 

 ploring trip to Cornelius Grinnell Bay, being accompanied by 

 Ebierbing as dog-driver, but, after proceeding down the bay, coast- 

 ing along by Clement's Land,* rounding Farrington's Cape,f and 

 making some distance to the north, we were obliged, on account 

 of the deep, soft snow upon the sea-ice, to return on the tenth of 

 June without accomplishing my object. 



While on this trip, however, I met with old Ookijoxy Ninoo 

 — who, with Ebierbing, Koodloo, and their families, was living 

 near Farrington's Cape, on a spot called by the natives Twer-puk- 

 ju-a-chune, which means a place with many small stones — and had 

 an interesting conversation with her concerning matters pertain- 

 ing to Frobisher's expedition, being fortunate enough to find her 

 in a communicative mood. She was in her tupic, sometimes sit- 

 ting, sometimes reclining, and, as usual with her (being old and 

 infirm, and mostly confined to her bed), was quite naked, with the 

 exception of a tuktoo coverlet over her shoulders. When she 

 reclined she rested her chin in her hands, which were propped up 

 by. her elbows. Beside her lay her sick grandchild, a one-eyed 

 boy of nine years, at whose illness she greatly grieved. Near at 

 hand was Ookoodlear, Ookijoxy Ninoo's granddaughter, who was 

 almost constantly employed in attending to the calls of the old 

 lady ; she was now engaged in dressing a tuktoo skin and tending 

 the infant of Tookoolito, who acted as my interpreter. 



The old lady then, in answer to questions put by me through 



* Named after W. H. Clement, of Cincinnati, Ohio. For Clement's Land see 

 Chart. 



f Named after H. B. Farrington, of New York. This cape is in lat. 62° 50' N., 

 long. 64° 33' W. 



