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rivers to the North Weft appeared to he confiderable; and, 
from its direction, he was inclined to think, that it emptied 
itfelf into the fea at the head of the bay. Some of his peo¬ 
ple, who penetrated beyond this into the country, found the 
trees larger, the farther they advanced. 
In honour of Sir Fletcher Norton*, Speaker of the Houfe 
of Commons, and Mr. King’s near relation, I named this 
inlet Norton Sound. It extends to the Northward as far as the 
latitude of 64° 55'. The bay, in which we were now at an¬ 
chor, lies on the South Eaft fide of it; and is called by the 
natives Chacktoole . It is but an indifferent ftation; being 
expofed to the South and South Weft winds. Nor is there a 
harbour in all this Sound. But we were fo fortunate as to 
have the wind from the North and North Eaft all the time, 
with remarkable fine weather. This gave us an opportu¬ 
nity to make no lefs than feventy-feven fets of lunar ob- 
fervations, between the 6th and 17th inclufive. The mean 
refult of thefe made the longitude of the anchoring-place, 
on the Weft fide of the Sound, to be - 197 0 13' 
Latitude - 64 31 
Variation of the compafs - - - 25 45 Eaft.. 
Dip of the needle - - - 76 25. 
Of the tides it was obferved, that the night-flood rofe 
about two or three feet, and that the day-flood was hardly 
perceivable. 
Having now fully fatisfied myfelf, that Mr. Staehlin’s map 
muft be erroneous; and, having reftored the American con¬ 
tinent to that fpace which he had occupied with his ima¬ 
ginary Aland of Alafchka, it was high time to think of 
leaving thefe Northern regions, and to retire to fome place 
during the winter, where I might procure refrefhments for 
* Now Lord Grantiey. 
my 
1778. 
Septembers 
