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few hours' work convinced me of its impossibility, and 

 we steamed north toward Umanak, arriving there at 

 2 A.M. on the 16th. Here Panikpa and his two sons, 

 Ka-ko-tchee-a and E-took-a-shoo, were told of my 

 plans and were soon on board with their wives and 

 dogs and all their personal effects. 



We headed now toward the northern settlements, 

 hoping to complete our complement of men and dogs. 

 Passing Cape Parry, the sharp eye of Ekblaw detected 

 a polar bear walking along the shore. Although sadly 

 in need of skins for our clothing, I decided to permit 

 our sportsmen tourists to have the pleasure of getting 

 their first trophy. Our twenty-eight-foot whale-boat 

 was launched, manned, and rowed to the shore, along 

 which Mr. Bear was proceeding in a leisurely manner, 

 wholly unconscious of the whispering, crouching, and a 

 bit excited group that followed stealthily from shelter 

 to shelter, some armed with gigantic cameras, some 

 with heavy rifles, and some with nothing at all. 



Suddenly conscious of the enemy, the bear turned 

 at right angles and ran for the water; but not too quick- 

 ly for Judge Sprigg. A well-directed shot added another 

 trophy to his game list. The head dropped beneath the 

 water; the body lay still, and with considerable diffi- 

 culty it was rolled into the boat. 



With the bear on our deck we proceeded around Cape 

 Parry into Whale and Murchison Sounds, ever on the 

 watch for walrus to serve as food for our dogs. 



Two were seen on a pan shortly after passing the 

 eastern end of Herbert Island. 



"Do you want them.'^" inquired Captain Kehoe. 



"Certainly. I'd like to have them for dog food," 

 was my reply. 



