  The sky around the North Ecliptic Pole (NEP), at $\alpha$(2000) =
18$^h00^m00^s$, $\delta$(2000) = +66\degr33\arcmin39\arcsec, has the deepest
exposure of the entire {\it ROSAT} All - Sky Survey (RASS). The NEP is an
undistinguished region of moderate Galactic latitude, $b=29\fdg8$, and hence
suitable for compiling statistical samples of both galactic and extragalactic
objects. We have made such a compilation in the 80.6 deg$^2$ region surrounding
the NEP. Our sample fully exploits the properties of the RASS, since the only
criteria for inclusion are source position and significance, and yields the
deepest large solid angle contiguous sample of X-ray sources to date. We find
442 unique sources above a flux limit $\mathrm{\sim2\times10^{-14} ~ergs
\~cm^{-2} ~s^{-1}}$ in the 0.5--2.0 keV band. In this paper we present the
X-ray properties of these sources as determined from the RASS. These include
positions, fluxes, spectral information in the form of hardness ratios, and
angular sizes. Since we have performed a comprehensive optical identification
program we also present the average X-ray properties of classes of objects
typical of the X-ray sky at these flux levels. We discuss the use of the RASS
to find clusters of galaxies based on their X-ray properties alone.
