aim of our journey obtained.  The sun rose beautifully, and announced a delightful day.  We were obliged to wait till seven A.M. for the turn of the tide, before we could proceed up the river.  The estuary of the Koksoak lies, according to an observation taken, in 58 deg. 36’ N. latitude, nearly the same as Okkak.  To the west the country is called by the Esquimaux Assokak, the coast turning again W.N.W.  This river, therefore, seems to be at the most southern point of the coast, George’s river entering the sea at 58 deg. 52’, consequently more North.

The Koksoak appeared to us to be about as broad as the Thames at Gravesend, or the Elbe near Hamburg, and the whole river, with its various windings, much resembles the Thames for twenty-four miles upwards.  Its depth is sufficient for a ship thus far.  Its general direction is from the South.  We reckoned it to be about 600 or 700 miles from Okkak, and Killinek or Cape Chudleigh half way.

Having proceeded five or six miles up the river, we came to a small island, which we left on our right.

We saw several sacks of blubber, a sledge, and some other, articles lying on the beach, and Jonathan and Brother Kmoch went in the small boat to discover the proprietors, but found nobody there, to guard the goods.

A little farther on is a point of land running out into nearly the middle of the stream.  The current sets very rapidly round it, so as to form a dangerous eddy.  Our boat was seized, and twice turned quite round; the small boat was whirled about several times, as she pushed through it.  The women on board our boat, on seeing this, set up a loud scream; but Jonathan only laughed at their fears, and we afterwards saw kayaks passing the eddy in perfect safety.

Having doubled the point, we perceived several kayaks approaching.  The people in them shouted aloud for joy, exclaiming, Innuit, Innuit!  Men, Men!  Some guns were also fired in the boat, which were soon answered by some fowling-pieces from the shore.

We now saw three tents pitched on the bank, and hoisted our colours, when we were incessantly hailed by the inhabitants.  There was a general cry of Kuve, Kuve, Kablunaet, Kablunaet! Europeans, Europeans! from the men in the kayaks, who, by all manner of gesticulations, expressed their pleasure, brandishing their pautiks, (oars), and shouting continually as they rowed alongside the boat.  The women on shore answered with loud acclamations.

About one P.M. we cast anchor close to their habitations.  Fourteen families were here, among whom were some from a distant district, called Eivektok.  These had pitched their tents farther up the river. Arnauyak was with them, a man, with whom Brother Kohlmeister had become acquainted some years ago, exceedingly regretted, that he had but a few days ago left the place, to hunt reindeer on George’s river.  The children expressed their joy by running to and fro on the strand, like wild creatures.