INTRODUCTION 



ture more thrilling incidents and hairbreadth escapes 

 than fell to the lot of Mr. Whitney and his Eskimo 

 companions on their hunts for bear, walrus or musk- 

 ox, on the trail, on the sea, or at times when they 

 were overtaken by the fearful storms and hurricanes 

 characteristic of the region. Hardly a chapter but 

 contains an unusual adventure. Mr. Whitney is a 

 very modest man, however, and in his record he has 

 so undervalued the hazard and peril of many of the 

 positions in which he was placed, that one must read 

 between the lines to fully appreciate them. 



I lay down the manuscript with reluctance. I am 

 sorry to say farewell to old Kulutinguah, to Ilabrado, 

 to the excitable Tukshu and Sipsu, and the other 

 notable ones of the tribe whom one cannot fail to 

 like and respect. 



Mr. Whitney has given us a book that is worth 

 while, and one that should take and hold a promi- 

 nent place in the literature of travel and adventure. 



DILLON WALLACE. 



New York, June 17, 1910. 



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