Norway House, field headquarters of the Hudson's Bay Company, [38], [39].

Norwegians, seamanship of, [12], [44-5]; and whaling, [168-9].

Nova Scotia, shipbuilding in, [75]; whalers of, [165]. See Bluenose craft.

'Ontario,' founders in Lake Ontario, [71], [135].

Oomiak, the Eskimo cargo boat, [25].

Paddling, the art of, [34].

Paddock, Ichabod, a whaling master at Cape Cod, [58].

'Parisian,' the first steamer to be fitted with bilge keels, [148].

'Pélican,' d'Iberville's ship, [63].

Perel, Captain John, his ship wrecked in attempt to establish trade with New France, [64].