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On June 19 a boat trip to Fox islands was commenced. A large whale 
boat was hired from the Hudson's Bay Company, and two Eskimo with 
their wives were engaged as a crew. At this date the open water at the 
post was about a mile from shore. The outermost island of the Fox group 
was reached in the evening. The rest of the month was spent among the 
islands. Cape Dorset post was returned to on July 1. The fringe W ice 
was now only half a mile broad. By ten days later the whole land floe 
had disappeared. 
The first part of July was spent at the post and its vicinity. In the 
middle of the month a trip was made to a series of lakes about 7 miles 
north of the post. There are at least four lakes; the upper two were seen 
from a distance only, the lower two were given the name, Aitken lakes. 
The lakes are discharged by Elik river, which is about half a mile long and 
falls 30 feet in that distance. The lakes and stream lie in a valley bounded 
by hills rising from 500 to 600 feet. 
July 24 to July 27 were spent making a boat trip west to Bowdoin 
harbour and return. The hills about Bowdoin harbour rise to heights of 
from 200 to 500 feet. 
On July 28 Cape Dorset post was left and travelling in a gasoline 
launch, the post at Amadjuak bay was reached in the morning of July 29. 
On August 11 the S.S. Nascopie arrived at Amadjuak bay. Passage 
was secured on her as far as port Burwell, which was reached August 23. 
The S.S. Bayrupert reached port Burwell on September 12 and left, with 
the writer aboard, on September 14. St. Johns, Newfoundland, was 
reached September 30. 
