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 Grinnell—we passed several prominent places, and among them Sterry's Tower. The following is a sketch of it:—



The next day, in company with many of the natives, we arrived at Nu-gum-mi-uke (a bay that I named after Cyrus W. Field, one of the promoters of my expedition). The harbour we entered was hard to find, but it was thought to be perfectly safe. Soon afterward the ship and her crew made ready for whaling; but for myself, I determined upon mixing unreservedly with the natives, and for this purpose tried to secure Ugarng as a guide and companion. I presented him with a beautiful ivory-handled knife, given to me by Wayne and Son, of Cincinnati, hoping this would lead to good results. He was much pleased with it, and said, in his own tongue, kuoy-en-na-mik (I thank you).

Ugarng's wives were really good-looking, and capital workers, chewing more seal, reindeer, and walrus skins for