Arctic Researches, and Life Among the Esquimaux: Being the Narrative of an Expedition in Search of Sir John Franklin, in the Years 1860, 1861, and 1862 |
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... Skin " for Food . - Female Tongues good Cleaners . - The Angeko . - Ex- traordinary Conduct of the Natives . — The Angeko's Power . — Mysteries of Innuit Worship . Koojesse's Trepidation . — Angeko's Cunning . - Choice of Wives . - Cu ...
... Skin " for Food . - Female Tongues good Cleaners . - The Angeko . - Ex- traordinary Conduct of the Natives . — The Angeko's Power . — Mysteries of Innuit Worship . Koojesse's Trepidation . — Angeko's Cunning . - Choice of Wives . - Cu ...
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... Skin for Food . - Ravenous Hunger of the Dogs . - Relief obtained . - Ebierbing's Return.— A Seal captured . - Supplies from the Ship . - Grand Feast of raw Meat . - Hunger needs no Sauce . - Great Consumption of Food at a time . - Old ...
... Skin for Food . - Ravenous Hunger of the Dogs . - Relief obtained . - Ebierbing's Return.— A Seal captured . - Supplies from the Ship . - Grand Feast of raw Meat . - Hunger needs no Sauce . - Great Consumption of Food at a time . - Old ...
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... Skins . - Nursing a big Boy . -A good Feast . - More information about Frobisher's Expedition . - Continue the Voyage . Numerous Islands . - Eighth Encampment . - Ascend a Mountain . - Re- markable Features about it . - Large Caverns ...
... Skins . - Nursing a big Boy . -A good Feast . - More information about Frobisher's Expedition . - Continue the Voyage . Numerous Islands . - Eighth Encampment . - Ascend a Mountain . - Re- markable Features about it . - Large Caverns ...
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... skin , the contents of walrus and reindeer paunches , etc. , and some- times not able to get even that much to try and satisfy my crav- ing hunger ! Frequently have I sat down and thought of my dinner at Mr. Haven's , vainly wishing ...
... skin , the contents of walrus and reindeer paunches , etc. , and some- times not able to get even that much to try and satisfy my crav- ing hunger ! Frequently have I sat down and thought of my dinner at Mr. Haven's , vainly wishing ...
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... skins ( shoe - leather ) and muscle all for naught ! For about an hour , one of the Esquimaux made his way up into a whale - boat and went to sleep . On waking , he seemed quite thankful for the luxury of sleeping , though in the open ...
... skins ( shoe - leather ) and muscle all for naught ! For about an hour , one of the Esquimaux made his way up into a whale - boat and went to sleep . On waking , he seemed quite thankful for the luxury of sleeping , though in the open ...
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Adam Beck afterward angeko arctic arrived Barbekark Bayard Taylor Bear Sound beautiful boat called Cape Daly Cape True Captain channel Charley coast Cooper's Island Cornelius Grinnell Bay course crew deck distance dogs ducks Ebierbing encampment Esquimaux expedition feet Field Bay Frobisher Bay Frobisher's gale gave George Henry Greenland hand harbor head Henry Grinnell Holsteinborg hour icebergs igloo Innuits island Kingaite Kodlunarn kodlunas Koodloo Koojesse krang looked miles morning mountains musquitoes named natives night Ninoo Niountelik Northumberland Inlet Nukertou once Oopungnewing party passed pemmican piece reached reindeer Rescue Resolution Island rocks seal seen Sharkey ship ship's shore side sight skins sledge snow soon spot Sterry stone Suzhi thing thought tide took Tookoolito tuktoo tupic Tweroong Ugarng vessel visited voyage walk walrus weather Whale Island whaling dépôt wife wind winter
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