tion I wished. He agreed to this, though evidently considering it useless, so long as I could see the termination of the bay.
According to my original purpose, I thought it well to attempt to go back by the Kingaite side, that is, opposite to my upward route. At all events I would endeavour to get as far as the island Kikitukjua, Gabriel's Island[1] of Frobisher
LANDING FOR THE NIGHT'S ENCAMPMENT.
which is not far from the locality where "Sampson" and his people were located during my visit to them in the previous winter. It is true that I had intended to revisit the coast on that side; but still enough had been done, with sufficient accuracy, for the civilized world to gain a knowledge of the general situation of Frobisher Bay. At least, the opinion
- ↑ The centre of Gabriel's Island is in lat. 62° 51′ N. long. 66° 22′ W.—Vide Chart.
