124 ANOTHER SNOW-STORM. 



and strike it dead at a blow. Success being attained, 

 the hunter now goes joyfully off for his sledge, on 

 which he places the entire carcase of his victim, for 

 the Tuski has no foolish prejudices respecting offal ; 

 all parts of the animal are useful, and the skin is taken 

 off with very great care and skill, being cut only at 

 the tail and flippers. Some of these animals are very 

 large ; a splendid skin with tiger spots, presented to 

 me by one of the Tuski chiefs, is more than five feet 

 long, exclusive of the head and tail which are cut off, 

 nor was this the largest we saw. 



Upon reaching the opposite shore of the harbour, 

 we struck off to the westward of a ridge of hills, 

 leaving the sea and the road to Oongwysac on 

 our right ; this and other ranges ran in almost 

 regular and parallel lines, in a N.W. direction, and 

 did not vary greatly in altitude, being all about four 

 or five hundred feet high. We now halted for a 

 munch, for which Yaneenga displayed from among 

 her hidden stores a small quantity of dry pounded 

 venison ; this was of a very agreeable flavour, 

 slightly resembling om' own pemmican, but possessing 

 more flavour and freshness. 



The day had been misty throughout, and while 

 we thus tarried for a space, fine snow commenced 

 to fall thickly, and obscure our path ; increasing 



