The coast near us was so steep and rugged that no landing of the cargoes could be effected and we were preserved only by some men jumping on the rocks and thrusting the ice off with poles.

There was no alternative but to continue along this dreary shore seeking a channel between the different masses of ice which had accumulated at the various points.

In this operation both the canoes were in imminent danger of being crushed by the ice which was now tossed about by the waves that the gale had excited.

We effected a passage however and, keeping close to the shore, landed at the entrance of Detention Harbour at nine P.M., having come twenty-eight miles.

An old Esquimaux encampment was traced on this spot, and an ice chisel, a copper knife, and a small iron knife were found under the turf.