332 HUNTING WITH THE ESKIMOS 



not to steal again, the other dogs duly warned against 

 it by example, and her duty fully performed in these 

 respects, the kooner displayed her resourcefulness. 

 She passed the free end of the rope over a ridge-pole 

 of the tupek, and drew up upon it until the dog at 

 the other end could barely touch his hind feet to the 

 ground. Then she tied the rope and walked away, 

 leaving the animal suspended. 



"What are you going to do?" I asked. 



"Get the meat," she answered laconically. 



When, ten minutes later, she returned, the dog was 

 dead. She lowered the carcass, dragged it out upon 

 the ice, cut it open, and removed the much chewed 

 fat and meat which the dog had swallowed. While 

 she was engaged in this, the children brought her 

 pails of sea water, in which the recovered delicacies 

 were placed, and washed piece by piece. Thus re- 

 covered and cleansed, she displayed them to me with 

 much pride, remarking, "Just as good as ever!" 



Fortunately the weather cleared after a couple of 

 days, and the sun came out bright and hot, with so 

 terrible a glare that I found it necessary to wear 

 smoked glasses continually, and even then my eyes 

 burned and troubled me a great deal. 



During this clear fine weather the women worked 

 on my trophies, though it was found a slow and tedi- 

 ous job removing the skin from heads. However, 

 progress was satisfactory, and I was greatly relieved, 

 for I had feared that some of them might be ruined. 



Never in my life had I seen so much bird life as 

 abounded here. Little auks covered the cliffs, not 



