Narrative of a journey to the shores of the Polar Sea, in the years 1819, 20, 21, and 22 . arkationwas effected in the manner represented in the plate; and, fortu-nately, without further injury than the splitting of the head ofthe second canoe, which was easily repaired. Our encampment being near to the place where we killed the deeron the 11th, almost the whole party went out to hunt, but theyreturned in the evening Avithout having seen any game. Theberries, however, were ripe and plentiful, and, with the additionof some country tea, furnished a supper. There were some showersin the afternoon
Narrative of a journey to the shores of the Polar Sea, in the years 1819, 20, 21, and 22 . arkationwas effected in the manner represented in the plate; and, fortu-nately, without further injury than the splitting of the head ofthe second canoe, which was easily repaired. Our encampment being near to the place where we killed the deeron the 11th, almost the whole party went out to hunt, but theyreturned in the evening Avithout having seen any game. Theberries, however, were ripe and plentiful, and, with the additionof some country tea, furnished a supper. There were some showersin the afternoon, and the weather was cold, the thermometerbeing 42°, but the evening and night were calm and fine. It may beremarked that the musquitoes disappeared when the late galescommenced. August 25.—Embarking at three , we stretched acrossthe eastern entrance of Bathursts Inlet, and arrived at an island,which I have named after Colonel Barry, of Newton Barry. Somedeer being seen on the beach, the hunters went in pursuit ofthem, and succeeded in killing three females, which enabled us to. ^ -
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