August, ISti.'S. 



The KfulKrance of fhr Eskimo Don. 



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depredations, on no consideration could the Innnits do without them. 

 The severity with which they treat these friends has been more than 

 once noted. Ar-mou and Ou-c-Ja beat several of them to dentli with 

 an oar, and at one time Avitli a hatcliet. Their tenacitv of life a]){)ears 



KSKIMO DOG. 

 [From a photojirapli of Captain Cliapel's. ] 



plainly in the midst of their sufferings when drawing such heavy loads 

 while half famished, and in their endurance of unmerciful poundings. 

 A case is cited, too, in which an animal pierced with several rifle- 

 balls recovered his full strengtli, although sick when sliot. 



On the 6tli of this month, scarcely any ice was to be seen in ]\Iid- 

 dleton's Frozen Strait, the Welcome, or Repulse Bay. Hall thought 



