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CONTENTS. 



unnatural Father. — A Child left deserted on a solitary Island. — Procures Food 

 by catching Partridges with his Hand. — Lives a Hermit Life for Months. — Is res- 

 cued by chance Visitors. — Grows to Manhood shunned by all his Race save a few. 

 — Ugarng's generous Protection Page 317 



CHAPTER XX. 



The George Henry free from her icy Prison. — Dog " Smile" capturing a Seal. — Fresh 

 Fish caught. — Another Trip to the Whaling Depot. — Immense Flocks of Ducks. 

 — Large Shoals of Walrus. — A Walrus-attack on the Boat. — Islands in Frobisher 

 Bay. — Innuit Diseases. — Consumption. — Sharkey's Wife. — " Las-as-ses." — In- 

 nuit love for Sweets. — Return Trip through Lupton Channel. — French Head 

 again. — Corpse of John Brown gone. — All the Ice disappeared. — Great Heat. — 

 Traveling over broken Ice. — Dangerous Leaps. — The Rescue's Ghost. — Supersti- 

 tion of Sailors. — Ice-floes pressing on the Ship. — Great Danger. — The "Ghost" 

 again appears. — Author's attempt to form a Vocabulary. — Aid of Tookoolito. — 

 The Innuits fast passing away.— Return of all the Crew from Whaling Depot.— 

 Mate Rogers. — Incidents of his Trip up the Bay. — Serious Illness of some Innuits. 

 — Starvation. — A good Harbor. — Eating Ducks raw. — Arrival on Board. — Au- 

 thor's Plans for exploring. — Leaves the Ship. — Takes up his Abode with the Na- 

 tives. — The George Henry departs. — Author's Visit to the Rescue's Hull. — Arctic 

 Robins. — Unexpected Return of the Ship. — Ebierbing sick. — Jennie, the Angeko. 

 — Practice of Ankooting. — Philosophy of the Operation. — Opening for Missionary 

 Enterprise. — Pemmican, best Mode of preparing it. — Author Visits the Ship. — 

 Returns to Whale Island. — Ankooting again. — Solemnity of the Company pres- 

 ent. — Superstition. — Nice Distinction as to what is Work.— Final Visit to the 

 Ship. — Natives' Doubts removed. — Crew completed. — The Fashions. — Suzhi the 

 heaviest Innuit. — Preparations for the Boat Voyage nearly made 332 



CHAPTER XXL 



Departure on Boat-voyage to explore Frobisher Bay. — An Innuit Crew. Author 



the only White Man.— Arrives at Lupton Channel, and makes first Encampment. 

 —Next Day's Journey.— Innuit Mode of drowning Ducks.— Joyousness of the 

 Crew.— Passing through Bear Sound.— Visit the deserted Whaling Depot.— Sec- 

 ond Encampment on Sharko. —Third Day's Trip.— A Bear-hunt in the Water.— 

 Author's narrow Escape.— Land on Oopungnewing.— Musquitoes again.— Visit 

 Niountelik.— Explore the Island.— Important Discovery.— " Sea-coal !"— Proof 

 of Frobisher's Expedition having visited here.— Joy of the Author.— Corroborative 

 Testimony of Innuits from Tradition.— Carefully examine a Deposit of Coal.— 

 Return to Oopungnewing.— Great Feast on the Bear.— Innuit Customs.— Bear's 

 Bladder and Charms. — Polar Bear's Liver poisonous 352 



CHAPTER XXII. 



Chewing old Boots.— Formation of Icebergs.— Innuits good Anatomists.— Proceed 

 on the Voyage.— Koojesse draughting the Coast.— Sarah G.'s Cape.— Iron Isl- 

 and.— Arrive at Jones's Cape.— A Settlement of Innuits.— Native Monuments.— 

 Dental Mill for trying out Oil.— Blowing a Gale.— Danger to the Boat.— Arrive 

 at Ming-u-toon.— Next Day's Trip.— Great Rise and Fall of Tides.— Boat nearly 

 aground. — Encamp on an Island. — Bones of the Whale and other Animals. — A 

 Grave. — Renew the Voyage. — A Mill-race of Waters. — An exciting Time. — La- 

 borious and difficult Work. — Beautiful Weather. — Arrive at Waddell Bay and 

 make seventh Encampment. — Depart again. — Meeting with old Artarkparu. — A 



