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about to remove up into Field Bay as far as the open water would 

 allow them, I at once set my wits to work to devise some plan to 

 secure some of them to accompany me again to Countess of War- 

 wick's Sound, and to be of such service to me in the boat that I 

 shall be able to keep good dead reckoning. I first conversed with 

 Mate Eogers. He agreed to accompany me, with two of his men 

 not otherwise engaged. The Innuits 1 Miner' and ' Charley' signi- 

 fied a willingness to accompany me with their wives and kias. I 

 hope now to complete my survey of the Countess of Warwick's 

 Sound, and to be enabled to keep a correct account of distances 

 and courses made. Arrangements are now complete to start to- 

 morrow, with the expectation of being absent two or three days. 

 By that time I hope that we shall have word to vacate this place 

 (Cape True), and make for the ship, to depart for the States. 

 This will probably be my last research voyage before leaving for 

 home. I wish the time would admit of my proceeding up to Ker- 

 nuk-too-ju-a (Newton's Fiord), near which is that monument (see 

 page 545) which the natives say was erected by kodlunas long, 

 long time ago, which I have been so very anxious to visit since 

 old Ookijoxy Ninoo first told me about it." 



At 8 A.M. of August 3d, with an increasing breeze, we left the 

 whaling depot, my whole company being in one boat, except 

 Charley and Miner, who were each in his kia. Our progress was 

 good, and we got on without any mishap over half way ; but 

 when near Cape Cracroft, at the entrance to the sound we wished 

 to enter, the storm which had been threatening for some time 

 broke upon us all at once, tearing up the sea in its wildest fury, 

 so that several times we were in great danger. The heavy squalls 

 from off the high land at our right caused us to exercise the great- 

 est caution in managing the little sail we were able to carry ; the 

 rain was pouring down, and the white-caps tumbled into our boat, 

 making it necessary to keep incessantly bailing ; but finally, after 

 much skillful management on the part of Mate Eogers as boat- 

 steerer, we effected a safe landing at Cape Ood-loo-ong. 



Directly after landing I ascended Harris Highlands,* to exam- 

 ine the Countess of Warwick's Sound, when, to my vexation, I 

 found that between us and Hazard's Land,f Oopungnewing, M- 



* The mountainous land between Lincoln Bay and Victoria Bay I named Harris 

 Highlands, after J. N. Harris, of New London, Connecticut. 



t The land on the north of the Countess of Warwick's Sound, and east of Wis- 

 well's Inlet, I named Hazard's Land, after A. G. Hazard, of Enfield, Connecticut. 



