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play is more indirect, in affecting the occurrence of the ani- 

 mals hunted. 



The winter-houses, which stand empty through the summer 

 and are almost always partially unroofed, are made ready in the 

 course of September for dwelling in and begin to be used as 

 a rule in the latter half of September, after which — excluding 

 journeys — they are dwelt in until May. In setting the house 

 in order both men and women must take part. A family has 

 however no right of possession to a house, longer than they 

 are just resident there , unless it is expressly stated to the 

 other members of the tribe, that they will occupy the same 

 house next winter. Otherwise it can be taken by any one that 

 likes. The fact is, indeed, that the winter is not passed at 

 the same place each year. The family, which one winter has 

 lived at Cape York is perhaps met with next winter at one of 

 the most northern settlements of the tribe. Quite new winter 

 houses are however only built exceptionally, as it is more con- 

 venient to repair one already existing, and such deserted dwel- 

 lings are to be found at various localities along the whole 

 coast right from Bushnan Island to near the Humboldt Glacier. 



The most southerly houses which are used during the 

 winter lie on the east side of Cape York (75°5rN. L.) between 

 the point of the promontory and the nearest glacier. A number 

 of winter-houses are collected here, built into the sloping in- 

 cline at the foot of the high, steep cliffs; the place is called 

 Ivnaganerk by the Eskimos. The northernmost place used has 

 long been Etah or Ita, which lies at Port Foulke at 78°15'N.L. 

 At the time of Kane's expedition and again within recent times 

 they have gone right round to Kane Basin to Anoatok or 

 Anoritork, which has become known through being the start- 

 ing-point for Fr. A. Cook's expedition. 



The other places most used between these two outermost 

 points are as follows, beginning from the north: Nerkré or as 

 the English and American authors (especially Peary) write it, as 



