CHAPTER XXV. 



SENDING FORWARD SUPPLIES. — KALUTUNAH AS A DRIVER. — KALUTUNAH CIV- 

 ILIZED. — MR. KNORR. — PLAN OF MY PROPOSED JOURNEY. — PREPARING TO 

 SET OUT. — INDUSTRIOUS ESQUIMAU WOMEN.— DEATH AND BURIAL OF KAB- 

 LUNET. — THE START. 



During the next few days the dog-sledges were 

 going and coming between the schooner and Cairn 

 Point continually, carrying to the latter place the 

 stores needed for our summer campaign. The tem- 

 perature still held very low, and I did not deem it 

 prudent to send out a foot party. 1 knew by former 

 experience how important it is for a commander to 

 keep inexperienced men under his own eye, for one 

 frozen man will demoralize a dozen, and a frosted foot 

 is as contagious as the small-pox. 



Kalutunah's team was turned over to Mr. Knorr, 

 and in doing this I gratified both parties and served 

 my own interests. The novelty of serving me, and 

 of traveling with me, had by this time worn off, and 

 I could plainly see that the chief was quite as well 

 satisfied to remain with his wife and babies as to trust 

 himself to the uncertain fortunes of the ice-fields, 

 more especially as his curiosity to see how this man 

 that he called the big chief behaved himself had been 

 fully gratified. The recent journey had convinced 

 him that I was fully entitled to his respect, since I did 

 not freeze, and altogether conducted myself as well as 

 an Esquimau would have done under like circum- 



