INDEX 



777 



694 ; experience with German silver 

 shoeing for sledges, 601. 



Milk of ovibos, 586-587. 



Mineral outcrops, discovery of, by Wil- 

 kins' section, 748, 749, 753. 



Minto Inlet Eskimos, 418 ; unfortunate 

 experiences with, 430-439 ; pronun- 

 ciation of author's name by, 441. See 

 Copper Eskimos. 



Mirage, seen by Storkerson, 490. 



Missionaries, remarks on, 25, 28 ; under- 

 standing of Eskimo language by, 105 ; 

 an Eskimo supporter of, and his views, 

 105-106 ; not wholly responsible for 

 loss of charm by Eskimos, 107 ; views 

 taken by, of civilized Eskimos, 431^32. 



Mixter, Samuel, member of Polar Bear 

 party, 99. 



Moggs, Captain, whaler, 161 ; Eskimos 

 who visited, 425. 



Montana, winter climate of, compared 

 with that of Alaska, 14-15. 



Moosehide harness, rotting of, 351, 352. 



Mosquitoes, in arctic regions, 15 ; lacking 

 in Norway Island, 227 ; a serious draw- 

 back of the North, 245. 



Mott, Huhn S., in charge of Polar Bear, 

 99; support given author by, 118; visit 

 from, at Martin Point, 142 ; magazine 

 article by, quoted, 142; question con- 

 cerning blizzard reported by, 142-143. 



Mountain sheep, eyesight of, 307. 



Muir, John, "Cruise of the Corwin" bv, 

 725. 



Murray, James, oceanographer, 30, 32 ; 

 disbelief of, in theory of fresh water from 

 sea ice, 33 ; author's plans for employ- 

 ment of, 50-51. 



Murray, Sir John, story of, 30-31 ; works 

 by, cited, 132 ; testimony of, concerning 

 animal life within the polar ice region, 

 132. 



Mush ice, formation of, 146. 



Musk oxen, in northern Greenland, 17 ; a 

 better name for, the ovibos, 238 ; ex- 

 tended discussion of, 238-239. See 

 Ovibos. 



Nagyuktogmiut, Esldmos grouped under 



name of, 469. 

 Nahmens, Captain, of Ship Alaska, 95, 139. 

 Naipaktuna, Eskimo guide, 681. 

 Names, mispronunciation of, by Eskimos 



and whites, 440—442 ; Eskimo views of 



relation between souls and, 467. 

 Nansen, Fridtjof , 5 ; plan followed by, in 



arctic exploration, 127-128 ; lesson from 



case of, 128 ; testimony of, concerning 

 animal life within the polar ice region, 

 132-133 ; canvas boats used by, 207 ; 

 statement by, concerning pressure ridges, 

 513-514 ; quotation showing travel- 

 ing methods of, 602-603 ; great step 

 forward in polar exploration made by, 

 673. 



Nathorst, Cape, as located by Isachsen, 

 534. 



Natkusiak, Eskimo companion, 81 ; with 

 Mary Sachs party at Cape Kellett, 270 ; 

 hunting with, in Banks Island, 279-284 ; 

 fear held by, of sea ice, 294 ; hunting by, 

 on Gore Islands, 448 ; experiences of, 

 462 ; with author in trip of 1916, 474 ; 

 meeting with, on Melville Island (1916), 

 562 ; report from Castel supplemented 

 by, 563-565 ; sale of North Star to, 611. 



Needle i"e, defined, 352. 



Nelson Head, 397. 



Neriyok, Minto Inlet Eskimo woman, 370- 

 371 ; more news of, 417 ; death of, 

 566. 



Nerves, attack of, suffered by author, 504- 

 505. 



Newspapers, accounts by, of author's re- 

 ception of news of Great War, 377. 



Nias, Point, 489. 



Nichols, J. T., "Fishes of the High Seas" 

 by, cited, 132. 



"Nigger heads," defined, 256. 



Noice, Harold, sailor on Polar Bear, 395, 

 435 ; with author on winter travels 

 (1915-16), 443 ff., 494-495; exploration 

 by, of new land discovered, 518-519 ; 

 offer of, to stay alone at Cape Murray, 

 556 ; stricken with scurvy, 613-619 ; 

 plans for future, and last news from, 

 668-669. 



Nome, departure from (1913), 27. 



Norem, Andrew, steward, threatened with 

 insanity, 94-95 ; account of end of, 270. 



North Pole, characteristics of surroundings 

 of, 8-9. 



North Star, navigation of, by Captain 

 Andreasen, 102-103 ; bought by author, 

 103 ; part to be taken by, in author's 

 program, 125 ; author's orders concern- 

 ing, not obeyed, and reasons, 271-272 

 arrival north of Norway Island, 445 

 Wilkins' experiences with, 446-447 

 author's adventures in finding, 453-457 

 comfort of winter quarters on, 457-458 

 library of books on, 464 ; hauled upon 

 land and left, 473 ; sold to Natkusiak, 

 611. 



