FOUR ESKIMO CHILDREN. igg 



killed ten reindeer and Ahwanak six. 

 There were two shot-guns with the 

 party, and as none of the hunters 

 seemed to monopolize the smaller game 

 as they did the reindeer and seal, the two 

 boys had great sport with the small 

 game, and we were constantly regaled 

 with the ducks, geese and ptarmigan that 

 they brought in. 



One of the special duties of the boys 

 was to look after duck-eggs when in 

 season. At this they were very suc- 

 cessful, for during the summer the eider- 

 ducks swarm in countless numbers to the 

 island of King William's Land, where 

 they hatch and rear their young dis- 

 turbed by but few of their enemies the 

 wolves, wolverines, and foxes. Many a 

 nice dish of eggs did we have through 

 the vigilance and energy of Koomanah 



