. Arctic researches, and life among the Esquimaux;. lly cast-* Fur the way this ornament is worn, see lieail of Nik-u-jar, page 151. RELICS OF THREE CENTURIES. 363 off calico dresses that they have brought from the States or fromEngland, which are highly prized by the Innuit -women. It israre to find, at the present day, a native family that does not pos-sess something of the kind. •We continued ou around the island, finding, every few fath-oms in our progress, numerous Innuit relics. At length we ar-rived at a plain that extended back a considerable distance fromthe coast. Here we recognized,
. Arctic researches, and life among the Esquimaux;. lly cast-* Fur the way this ornament is worn, see lieail of Nik-u-jar, page 151. RELICS OF THREE CENTURIES. 363 off calico dresses that they have brought from the States or fromEngland, which are highly prized by the Innuit -women. It israre to find, at the present day, a native family that does not pos-sess something of the kind. •We continued ou around the island, finding, every few fath-oms in our progress, numerous Innuit relics. At length we ar-rived at a plain that extended back a considerable distance fromthe coast. Here we recognized, at our right, about sixty rods dis-tant, the point to which we first directed our steps on reachingthe high bank after leaving the boat. I was several fathoms in advance of Koo-ou-le-arng, hasten-ing on, being desirous to make as extended a search as the briefremaining daylight would allow, when, lifting my eyes from theground near me, I discovered, a considerable distance ahead, anobject of an unusual appearance. But a second look satisfied me. TVS D1SCOVIBY OP rKOBISDEB RELICS NEARLY T1IRKK IP - OLD, 8UXDAT, ACIiUST llTU, 1841. 364 ARCTIC RESEARCH EXPEDITION. that what I saw were simply stones scattered about and coveredwith black moss. I continued my course, keeping as near thecoast as possible. I was now nearing the spot where I had firstdescried the black object. It again met my view; and my orig-inal thought on first seeing it resumed at once the ascendency inmy mind. I hastened to the spot. Great God! Thou hast re-warded me in my search! was the sentiment that came over-whelmingly into my thankful soul. On casting my eyes allaround, seeing and feeling the character ( moss-aged, for someof the pieces I saw had pellicles of black moss on them) of therelics before and under me, I felt as—I can not tell what my feel-ings were. What I saw before me was sea-coal of Frobishers ex-pedition of 1578, left here near three centuries ago! Koo-ou-le-arng, seeing that I had discov
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