104 HUNTING IN THE ARCTIC 



Not quite, however. For the cook reported that we 

 had no fresh meat on board. Although there had been 

 plenty of time to get several reindeer from the herd 

 which had been in the neighborhood of the village dur- 

 ing our stay, this necessary provisioning had been put 

 off until now the reindeer had been driven to market 

 at Nome. Consequently, Kleinschmidt had to send 

 Frank Bom and Dr. Yoimg in the launch about fifteen 

 miles up the river to get a couple of carcasses from 

 another herd. They returned at breakfast time the next 

 day, after an all-night trip, with two fat deer, weighing 

 one hundred and sixty and one hundred and seventy 

 pounds, cleaned, but not skinned. One had a fine set 

 of antlers which was saved for Kusche. Much to our 

 regret the "Professor" had decided to go to Nome to 

 collect beetles, birds and small mammals while we were 

 in the Arctic, and had been therefore set ashore with his 

 baggage to be picked up at Nome on our return. 



