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ARCTIC RESEARCH EXPEDITION. 



of Ebierbing and Koodloo, at Farrington Cape. Here I had a 

 pleasant conversation with Tookoolito, and, soon after, Ugarng ar- 

 rived from Allen's Island, in Cornelius Grinnell Bay. I stopped 

 here for the night, and the next morning departed for Cape True, 

 my company being increased by seven souls, with two large dog- 

 teams and two sledges. We arrived at the whaling depot with- 

 out mishap, and found the captain and his men, and several Innu- 

 its — among them my faithful attendant " Sharkey" — all well, fat, 

 and healthy. 



I remained a short time at this place, and then — June 18th — 

 returned to the ship, whence I expected to depart in a few days 

 for Cornelius Grinnell Bay, for the purpose of making a survey 

 of it. 



I here bring forward an extract from my journal of Friday, 

 June 20th, 1862 : 



" To-morrow I expect Ebierbing to come after me, when I shall 

 hope to make a successful start for Cornelius Grinnell Bay. My 

 work by sledge will soon be over ; the water-pools on the ice are 

 growing numerous and are enlarging. 



" Saturday, June 21st. A few minutes after 1 P.M., Ebierbing, 

 with team of dogs, arrived. To-morrow morning I start on my 

 proposed trip, weather permitting — I mean, God willing." 



At 7 23 on the morning of the 25th, Ebierbing and myself left 

 the ship, taking our course directly down the Bay for Farrington 

 Cape. Thence we turned and traveled northwardly and eastward- 

 ly for Cape Haven,* a mountain island at the eastern extreme 

 of Williams's Peninsula.f Cape Haven was the place of my first 

 encampment on this trip, and distant by sledge route from George 

 Henry Harbor fifteen miles. On ascending its heights I found 

 the view that it commanded to be very extensive. 



On the following day I held over at the place of my first en- 

 campment till 11 A.M., hoping the sun would make its appear- 

 ance from behind the clouds, so that I might make observations 

 for time, latitude, and solar bearings. 



Having no prospect of sun, we started on, striking along to the 

 north on the ice of Davis's Strait, our course leading us not far 

 from the coast of Williams's Peninsula. Before leaving Cape Ha- 



* Thus named after Henry P. Haven, of New London, Conn. Cape Haven is 

 in lat. 62° 54' N., long. 64° 23' W. 



t Thus named after T. W. Williams, of New London, Conn. The Esquimaux 

 name of the land which I called Williams's Peninsula is Sing-ey-er. 



