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Indians in their bark canoes, so were these little fellows 
able to paddle around us. Soon after leaving the 
Eskimo camp we went ashore. The river bank here 
was abrupt and high, in the neighborhood of one hun- 
dred feet, and on the side of this steep bank several new 
species of plants were collected. Marine shells and marl 
were also found thirty feet above the river, while on 
the top of the bank some Eskimo graves were discov- 
ered. Out of consideration for our native escorts, the 
graves, already broken by bears or wolves, were not 
molested. When lunch was announced, and we, seat- 
ing ourselves, proceeded to work with the customary 
plates, knives and forks, the Eskimos were very much 
amused, and stood watching our operations with great 
interest. Some refreshments were offered them, but to 
our surprise they declined, informing us that they had 
plenty of meat. For their own lunch they éuch took 
a lump of raw venison and a drink of water from the 
river, a very simple but no doubt wholesome meal. 
Before re-embarking I secured several good photo- 
graphs of the Eskimos. At first they were not prepared 
to be “shot” by the camera, but after explaining what 
I wished to do, they were pleased and amused to have 
their pictures taken, and changed their positions when 
I asked them to do so. By the time we had descended 
eight or ten miles farther down the river, our native 
escorts commenced cheering, hallooing and acting in a 
most hilarious manner. At first we wondered what had 
possessed them, but the cause of their strange actions 
was soon disclosed as we switched around a bend in the 
river and found ourselves close upon a large Eskimo 
