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camp, tried for fish in the brook but, possibly because 

 of the high wind, could not tempt a rise. 



Upon reaching Etah, I turned in at once, pretty 

 tired after a hard pull back against the wind, but had 

 scarcely fallen asleep when Kulutinguah came to tell 

 me the wind was falling and walrus were bellowing 

 out at sea. 



As quickly as we could make ready for the hunt 

 we were off, Kulutinguah and Tukshu each with his 

 kayak. The game, we discovered, was rushing to the 

 southward, and so wild that after a long, toilsome 

 chase pursuit was abandoned, and we turned for the 

 nearest land without having once been within strik- 

 ing distance. 



Here we lay around for two hours, keeping a sharp 

 lookout. Presently three walrus, disconnected from 

 the larger school, were sighted heading northward a 

 long distance off-shore. We watched them closely 

 for some time, until at length the Eskimos announced 

 that they had stopped to feed. This they knew from 

 the fact that when the walrus dived they remained 

 below the water for a considerable period before com- 

 ing to the surface to blow, and when they did appear 

 after a dive it was each time in practically the same 

 position. 



While walrus are thus engaged it is possible to 

 approach them in a kayak within harpooning distance 

 with little difficulty, and Kulutinguah started for 

 these at once, while we followed in the boat. Pres- 

 ently he had a large cow harpooned. The other two, 



