SKETCH OF THE BOOTHIANS, 31 



ILLICTU AND OTOOGIU. 



Are represented standing at the pool of Shagavoke, where both 

 salmon and reindeer are killed in the autumn ; the piles of stones 

 are erected by the natives, for the purpose of preventing the rein- 

 deer from passing along the shore when they wish to drive them 

 into the pool. A man or a dog being sent among them make all to 

 appear moving, which alarms the animals and causes them to take 

 the water; where they are attacked and killed by men in canoes. 



Otooffiu was five feet three inches and five-eighths high, inclining 

 to corpulency, his face broad ; he was always clad in deer-skin 

 jacket and seal-skin trousers. He was called an angekok or con- 

 juror, but no one had any faith in his predictions, which were 

 always a subject of merriment. He was among the first to show 

 a disposition to possess himself of what he saw, and his taking out 

 of my cabin the magnifying lens, which he is represented to be 

 holding in his right hand, gave us a good opportimity of con- 

 vincing him and his companictns of the danger of meddling with 

 what belonged to us— as related in the Narrative. His wife's name 

 was Kuauga, who had two children ; she was five feet three inches 

 and a quarter high and rather good looking. 



lUictn, the son of Kunaua was a very fine lad about fifteen years 

 of age, five feet six inches high. He was one who accompanied 

 Commander Ross on his expedition to the north. When two musk 



