Island near the south point of Rankin's Inlet.

Quartz and Iron Pyrites; the latter crystallized in cubes, the faces of which are not above one-sixteenth of an inch.

Quartz, with Iron Pyrites, and superficially coloured by oxide of Iron.

Hornblende-slate.

Mica-slate.

Chlorite-slate.

Dip of the needle and force of magnetic attraction at various stations along the west shore of Hudson's Bay,
and at Fort Hope, Repulse Bay.

Name ofLatitudeLongitudeDate.Times.DipTime of 10Therm.Variation of
StationW.N.Mean.Vibrations.Compass.
deg. mi. sec.deg. mi. sec.h. mi.deg. mi. sec.Needle No. 2deg. mi.deg. mi. sec.
deflected, 20
deg. from dip.
York Factory 57 0 2 92 26 0 5 Nov. 1845 9 0 AM 83 47 0 +31 0
"57 0 092 26 0 8 " 9 0 " 83 43 0 +25 0
""" 12 " 2 30 PM83 37 0 +25 0
""" 15 " 9 0 AM83 41 0 +33 0
"57 0 092 26 0 19 " 9 0 " 83 42 5 +25 0
""" 22 " 9 30 " 83 43 4 + 3 0
""" 26 " 9 30 " 83 48 7 - 4 0
""" 29 " 9 30 " 83 42 5 -13 0
""" 3 Dec. " 9 30 " 83 54 2 - 6 0
""" 6 " 9 30 " 83 43 2 + 8 0
""" 10 " 9 30 " 83 43 5 -19 0
""" 13 " 9 30 " 83 48 2 0 0
York Factory57 0 092 26 0 17 Dec. 1845 9 35 AM83 40 9 -11 0
""" 20 " 9 30 " 83 39 1 -16 0
""" 24 " 10 10 " 83 45 5 -23 0
""" 31 " 10 30 " 83 46 0 + 7 0
""" 3 Jan. 1846 10 30 " 83 46 1 +20 0
""" 7 " 10 30 " 83 47 0 + 5 0
""" 10 " 10 30 " 83 45 5 + 7 0
""" 14 " 10 30 " 83 43 9 - 2 0
""" 21 " 10 30 " 83 44 8 -10 0
""" 24 " 10 30 " 83 41 7 +23 5
""" 28 " 10 30 " 83 45 8 +15 0
""" 31 " {10 0 AM83 45 8 {-15 0
{ 3 0 PM {- 3 0
""" 4 Feb. " {10 0 AM83 50 5 {-12 5
{ 3 0 PM {-14 0
""" 7 " 10 0 AM83 45 5 -11 5
York Factory57 0 092 26 0 11 Feb. 1846 {10 0 AM83 44 8 {- 5 0
{ 3 30 PM {-11 3
""" 14 " { 9 30 AM83 41 6 -23 0
{ 3 20 PM83 38 1 - 8 0
""" 18 " { 9 30 AM83 36 6 {+ 6 0
{ 3 30 PM {- 3 0
""" 21 " { 9 30 AM83 41 0 {-11 5
{ 3 30 PM {+ 6 0
""" 25 " { 9 30 AM83 40 9 {-23 0
{ 3 30 PM {-10 5
""" 28 " { 9 30 AM83 39 7 {-13 0
{ 3 30 PM {+ 4 0
""" 4 Mar. " { 9 30 AM83 44 1 {+ 6 5
{ 3 30 PM {+ 4 0
""" 7 " { 9 30 AM83 42 5 {+29 0
{ 3 40 PM {+37 0
""" 11 " { 9 30 AM83 44 6 {+26 0
{ 3 30 PM {+25 0
""" 14 " { 9 30 AM83 40 9 {+12 5
{ 3 30 PM {+22 0
""" 18 " { 9 30 AM83 39 6 {+15 5
{ 3 40 PM {+21 0
""" 21 " { 9 30 AM83 37 7 {- 2 5
{ 3 30 PM {+ 5 8
""" 25 " { 9 40 AM83 47 0 {+30 0
{ 3 30 PM {+30 0
""" 28 " { 9 35 AM83 43 8 {+ 8 5
{ 3 30 PM {+ 8 0
York Factory57 0 092 26 0 1 April 1846 { 9 30 AM83 42 8 {+ 8 0
{ 3 30 PM {+15 0
""" 4 " { 9 30 AM83 45 2 {+35 0
{ 3 30 PM {+25 0
""" 11 " { 9 40 AM83 40 6 {+41 0
{ 3 30 PM {+42 0
""" 15 " { 9 35 AM83 35 7 {- 3 5
{ 3 30 PM {- 6 0
""" 18 " { 9 30 AM83 40 2 {+ 9 0
{ 3 30 PM {+29 0
""" 22 " { 0 30 AM83 38 9 {+45 0
{ 3 35 PM {+40 0
""" 25 " { 0 0 AM83 35 5 Ther. {+43 0
{ +40° 0' {
{ 3 30 PM 21s.—34 {+32 0
""" 29 " { 9 45 AM83 38 0 Ther. {+42 0
{ +46° 0' {
{ 3 30 PM 21s.—23 {+43 0
""" 2 May " { 9 30 AM83 38 5 {+39 0
{ 3 30 PM {+47 0
""" 6 " { 9 30 AM83 37 9 Ther. {+51 0
{ +66° 0' {
{ 3 30 PM 21s.—31 {+67 0
""" 16 " { 9 35 AM83 39 0 Ther. {+36 0
{ +43° 0' {
{ 3 35 PM 21s.—13 {+44 0
Creek 58 2 092 20 20 June " 3 45 PM84 46 4 +49 0
Churchill 58 43 5094 14 29 " { 9 47 AM84 50 8 Ther. {+60 0
{ +61° 0' {
{ 3 35 PM 21s.—14 {+61 0
""" 1 July " {10 30 AM84 43 9 {+88 0
{ 3 0 PM {+60 0
Churchill 58 43 5094 14 0 4 July 1846 8 10 PM84 44 5 +41 0
Knapp's Bay 61 9 42" 8 " 10 45 AM86 18 3 {+52 0
{+51 0
""" 8 " 3 0 PM
""" 12 " 5 15 PM87 16 3 {+58 0
{+52 0
"64 6 088 0 0 18 " Noon. 86 36 5 Ther. {+54 0
{ +54° 0'
20s.—84
Near Wager 65 10 0" 21 " 4 5 PM87 10 6 Ther. +52 0
River { +65° 0'
21s.—03
"65 15 3687 10 0 22 " 11 35 AM +52 0
Repulse Bay 66 32 0" 27 " 11 15 AM88 16 7 Ther. {+55 0
{ +57° 0' {
21s.—7 {+57 0
Flett's " 28 " { 2 40 PM {+90 0
Portage { 3 15 PM {+82 0
Descent "" 31 " { 6 20 PM +53 0
Portage { 6 50 PM
Cape Lady "" 3 Aug. "
Pelly
3 Miles N.W."" " 5 30 PM88 27 1 Ther. +52 0
of do. { +52° 0'
{ 21s.—8
Fort Hope 66 32 086 56 0 18 Nov. " {11 15 AM87 51 5 {-6 0West
{ 2 0 PM {-5 0 62 50 30
""" 21 " { 9 45 AM88 11 4 Ther. {+6 0
{ +10° 5' {
{ 2 15 PM 22s.—66 {+10 0
Fort Hope 66 32 086 56 0 25 Nov. 1846 2 10 PM88 8 9 {-21 0
{-15 0
""" 5 Dec. " {10 0 AM88 13 9 Ther. {-13 0
{ +9° 0' {
{ 2 0 PM 22s.—6 {-16 0
""" 12 " {10 10 AM88 13 3 {+ 6 0
{ 2 5 PM {+ 8 0
""" 16 " {10 0 AM88 12 7 { 0 0
{ 2 20 PM {+ 2 0
""" 23 " {10 0 AM88 16 3 {- 7 0
{ 2 0 PM {- 8 0
""" 2 Jan. 1847 {10 10 AM88 17 5 {-23 0
{ 2 30 PM {-21 5
""" 10 Feb. " { 9 50 AM88 10 9 {-22 0
{ 2 10 PM {-20 0
""" 13 " { 9 50 AM88 13 5 {-28 0
{ 2 10 PM {-26 0
""" 17 " { 9 50 AM {-36 0
{ 2 15 PM {-33 0
""" 24 " { 9 55 AM {-22 0
{ 2 10 PM {-22 0
York Factory57 0 092 26 0 18 Sept. " { 9 15 AM83 47 0 +52 0
{ 3 10 PM