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&quot;All to be covered with the large torn tent and 

 then banked to the top with sand, the bank being 

 six feet wide at the bottom. 



&quot;A tent-like porch and store on end of house 

 with a snow porch at its extremity, porch made of 

 one of our large sails. I am glad to say this house 

 has since proved very comfortable and warm, 

 requiring very little wood for heating purposes; 

 upon rising in the morning one has never felt 

 chilly. After due discussion our settlement was 

 called Camp Necessity. 



&quot;From Camp Necessity a small party, led by overland 

 Mr. Girling, set out overland. The achievement Ex P edition 

 of their great objective must be stated in his own 

 words : 



&quot;The following day, Sunday, October 10th, Eskimo 

 stands out as the one great day of the writer s Rcached * 

 life. After a four-mile walk eastwards, we sighted 

 on the banks of a small inland lake a group of 

 tepee-shaped skin tents; at last the long-sought- 

 for people were before us. It is customary upon 

 approaching to give the following signs of friendly 

 intentions. First, the hunting knife is held 

 horizontally between the hands, at arm s length 

 above the head; then the knees are bent forward 

 until a sitting posture is adopted, the crouching 

 and straightening postures are repeated for a few 

 times. But upon this occasion we were spared 

 this performance, as we reached the tents un 

 observed. Upon entering the native greeting 

 word ilaganactunga was used and immediately 

 came uproarious cries of approval. Any attempt 



