This induced us to make a traverse to an island where we put up at midnight, having found a small bay whose shores furnished us with a little firewood.

A heavy gale came on from the westward attended with constant rain, and one of the squalls overthrew our tents.

The course and distance made this day were north-east sixteen miles and a half.

I may here mention that Arctic Sound appeared the most convenient and perhaps the best place for ships to anchor that we had seen along the coast, at this season especially, when they might increase their stock of provision, if provided with good marksmen.

Deer are numerous in its vicinity, musk-oxen also may be found up Hood's River, and the fine sandy bottom of the bays promises favourably for fishing with the seine.