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Updated: May 21, 2025
We then proclaimed the name of the Kangertlualuksoak to be henceforth George River, upon which every man fired his piece three times, the vollies being answered from the boat.
Uttakiyok likewise declared, that there was no bar or sunken rocks near the mouth of the bay. We found no inhabitants on our arrival, but on the 13th, a whole company of people from Killinek joined us. Our transactions in the bay of Kangertlualuksoak, from the 7th, are here noticed more in detail. August 8th. We landed, and went in search of our people, who had spent the night in tents on shore.
This chain of mountains, as will be hereafter mentioned, may be seen from Kangertlualuksoak, in Ungava Bay, which is a collateral proof, that the neck of land, terminated to the N. by Cape Chudleigh, is of no great width. Both the Nain and Okkak Esquimaux frequently penetrate far enough inland to find the rivers taking a westerly direction, consequently towards the Ungava country.
A gentle breeze brought us pleasantly as far as the island Nauyet, at the mouth of the Kangertlualuksoak, where we cast anchor, having performed the same voyage in three days, which took us twelve on our former passage. The distance may be about 100 English miles. 5th.
We now lighted a fire, boiled coffee, and cooked a dish of reindeer venison. The weather was warm, and the night fine and clear, but frosty. In the morning, the whole country was covered with hoar-frost, and the straw we had lain upon was frozen fast to the ground. Further transactions in Kangertlualuksoak Bay. The Esquimaux women frightened by reports of Indians.
Uttakiyok's superstitious customs. Singular effect of the tide in the bay of Ittimnekoktok. Arrive at Kangertlualuksoak bay and river. Its situation. Transactions there. August 6th. We crossed the bay Abloriak, which is large and wide, with many small islands and rocks towards the sea, and high black mountains inland, called Torngaets.
That besides the two rivers Kangertlualuksoak and Koksoak, they knew of no place where a ship might with safety approach the land. That at this time we should probably find no inhabitants, as they had all gone into the interior to hunt reindeer.
We sailed with a strong, but favourable wind, with some rain, between the peninsula and the island; and not trusting to the depth of the water at ebb-tide, sent two kayaks forward to sound. They soon brought us into a good harbour, where we cast anchor about half past five P.M. Kangertlualuksoak river was the spot to which we had principally directed our views.
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