Narrative of a journey to the shores of the Polar Sea, in the years 1819, 20, 21, and 22 . omPoint Turnagain we observed that the sea had risen several feetabove marks left at our former encampments. This may, perhaps,be attributed to the north-west gales. August 26.—Previous to our departure this morning, an assort-ment of iron materials, beads, looking-glasses, and other articleswere put up in a conspicuous situation for the Esquimaux, and theEnglish Union was planted on the loftiest sand-hill, where it mightbe seen by any ships passing in the offing. Here also, was depositedin a tin box, a
Narrative of a journey to the shores of the Polar Sea, in the years 1819, 20, 21, and 22 . omPoint Turnagain we observed that the sea had risen several feetabove marks left at our former encampments. This may, perhaps,be attributed to the north-west gales. August 26.—Previous to our departure this morning, an assort-ment of iron materials, beads, looking-glasses, and other articleswere put up in a conspicuous situation for the Esquimaux, and theEnglish Union was planted on the loftiest sand-hill, where it mightbe seen by any ships passing in the offing. Here also, was depositedin a tin box, a letter containing an outhne of our proceedings, thelatitude and longitude of the principal places, and the course weintended to pursue towards Slave Lake. Embarking at eight we proceeded up the river, which is fullof sandy shoals, but sufficiently deep for canoes in the channels. It isfrom one hundred to two hundred yards wide, and is bounded by highand steep banks of clay. We encamped at a cascade of eighteen ortwenty feet high, which is produced by a ridge of rock crossing the. HE FAiiLS GF WllCBSRFORCE, OF THE POLAR SEA. 397 river, and the nets were set. A mile below this cascade IltxxlsRiver is joined by a stream hall its own size, which I have calUtlJames Branch. Bear and deer tracks had been numerous on thebanks of the river when we were here before, but not a single recentone was to be seen at this time. Credit, however, killed a smalldeer at some distance inland, which, with the adcUtion of berries,furnished a delightful repast this evening. The weather wa-s remark-ably fine, and the temperature so mild, that the musquitoes againmade their appearance, but not in any great numbers. Our distancemade to-day was not more than six miles. The next morning the net furnished us with ten white fishand trout. Having made a further deposit of iron work for theEs(piimaux we pursued our voyage up the river, but the shoals andrapids in tliis part were so frequent, that we walk
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