CHAPTER IV. 



Kaygwan. — ATuski House. — Rathei' too warm. — -'A Relief. — A Delusion. — 

 Magic and Music ! ! — Snow Storm. — Two good Friends. — Port Emma. 

 — Intimacy with Natives. — Tok. — Tuski Skill and Ingenuity. — The 

 would-be Priest. — Constitution of Rank. — A clever Fellow. 



Kaygwan had been doubtless chosen as a resi- 

 dence for its convenience as a fishing station ; in all 

 else it was decidedly undesirable, being placed upon 

 the brow of a slight eminence overlooking the sea, 

 and but little sheltered by the hills south and west 

 of it. Before Mahkatzan's hut, as frequently in 

 other places, stood a slight scaffolding, upon which 

 were placed sledges, harness, frozen fish, and other 

 matters, which it was necessary to keep from the 

 dogs. Against and upon the hut Avere poles and 

 coils of line of walrus or seal hide, seal and walrus- 

 skins but lately removed from the animals, all thrown 

 carelessly up ; while in the outer hall of the yarang, 

 scraps and fragments of fish and blubber, scattered 

 straws and lines of snow-drift, gave but small promise 

 of neat or cleanly arrangements. Lifting the heavy 



