ILLUSTRATIONS 



The Beginning of the Slaughter 



Frontispiece 



PAGE 

 15 



In the Far North .... 



At Bay 3° 



Outnumbered 45 



East Greenland Musk-ox Calf 57 



Head of Two-year-old Musk-ox Bull .... 57 

 Musk-oxen on Cape Morris Jesup, brought to Bay 



BY Dogs 65 



The Author's Barren Ground Hunting Knife and Ax 67 



The Barren Ground Musk-ox — a Full-grown Bull . 71 



Forefoot of Barren Ground Musk-ox .... 76 



Full-grown East Greenland Musk-ox — Adult Male 77 



Forefoot of East Greenland Musk-ox .... 79 



Skull of the East Greenland Musk-ox — Front View 82 



Skull of the Barren Ground Musk-ox — Front View 82 



Skull of the East Greenland Musk-ox — Side View . 83 



Skull of the Barren Ground Musk-ox — Side View . 83 



Male Yearling of the East Greenland Musk-ox . 87 



Adult Female of the East Greenland Musk-ox . 95 



Musk-ox Calf loi 



The Last of the Herd 109 



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