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THE WORLD 8 WONDERS. 



entirely abandoned and left to care for themselves, not even pro. 

 vided with food or fuel. The heartlessness of the Esquimau men 

 toward their women is well illustrated in the following incident, 

 described by Lieut. Schwatka : 



THE NRTCHILLIK AMBASSADRESS. 



While the Schwatka Expedition was searching for relics of the 

 Sir John Franklin party, on reaching an inlet west of Richardson 

 Point, they came upon an encampment of Netchillik Esquimaux, 

 who are more combative than any other tribe found in the Arctic 



