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"Franklin went up
Wellington Channel to 77° (1845)
Assistance and Pioneer
also reached 77° eight years
later. (1853)
In crossing Melville
Island Parry saw five eiders,
ptarmigan, coal, geese,
north-west golden plover, and
a jaeger.
In one year Parry's
party obtained from Melville
Island 3 north-west, 24 deer,
68 caribou, 53 geese, 59 ducks,
144 ptarmigans — weight
37 66 lbs.
Large numbers of
caribou on Melville Island
no north-west. Seen alive
on Bathurst or Cornwallis
Island. Many on Melville
Island + south-western part.
"Prince Patrick Island
was a favourite resort for
animals." Medham
684 ptarmigan
killed on Melville Island
in 1853-54.