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transport the supplies in boats. Annootok lies on the 

 Greenland shore of Smith Sound, almost directly 

 opposite Cape Sabine, and forty miles north of 

 Etah. It is the most northerly Eskimo settlement 

 in the world. Here the hunters of the Highland 

 tribe gather with their families in the autumn, to re- 

 main throughout the winter, that they may take ad- 

 vantage of the abundance of land and sea game to 

 be found in the surrounding region. This was the 

 settlement that the members of the Lady Franklin 

 Bay Expedition would have reached had their efforts 

 to cross Smith Sound succeeded, and here they would 

 have found shelter and succor. From Annootok on 

 a very clear day, one may see in dim outline Cape 

 Sabine, in Ellesmere Land, rising beyond the ice- 

 choked waters, where so many of Greely's brave men 

 gave up their lives. 



Kulutinguah's kooner* Tongwe, set about imme- 

 diately the Erik was gone, to make my winter clothes, 

 and presently my kuletar 2 and nannookers* the 

 former made of reindeer skin, the latter of bear skin, 

 were ready, and I found them very warm and well 

 fitting indeed. Kulutinguah was one of my Eskimo 

 friends, others of whom I shall introduce from time 

 to time, and with whom I experienced some lively 

 adventures. 



Now that I was provided with suitable clothing, 



1 Woman. 



2 The hooded garment of the Eskimos which takes the place of our 

 coat. It has no buttons, however, and is pulled over the head like a 

 shirt. 



a Trousers. 



