In 1894 the whaling station on Blacklead Island, in Cumberland Sound, was purchased by Mr. C. Noble and offered to Peck as an Anglican mission.
His only communication with the outside world was a ship which, specially chartered, visited him once a year, brought him letters and supplies.
With his colleague, Mr. Bilby, he built his own house and cooked his own meals.
The settlement consisted of a church, a hospital and two dwelling-houses.
The earliest church was made of seal-skin; it had to be replaced by a wooden structure, as it was devoured by the dogs.
In 1894 the whaling station on Blacklead Island, in Cumberland Sound, was purchased by Mr. C. Noble and offered to Peck as an Anglican mission. His only communication with the outside world was a ship which, specially chartered, visited him once a year, brought him letters and supplies. With his colleague, Mr. Bilby, he built his own house and cooked his own meals. The settlement consisted of a church, a hospital and two dwelling-houses. The earliest church was made of seal-skin; it had to be replaced by a wooden structure, as it was devoured by the dogs.
Edmund Peck