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Snow ; moves on again, and proceeds Miles from the Ship ; his Scramble round 

 an Iceberg. — Author and his Companion exhausted. — Temptation to lie down 

 and Sleep. — Sledge arrives from the Ship. — Search continued. — Tracks lead to 

 the Shore. — Signs of a fearful Struggle. — Discovery of the Body, frozen stiff. — 

 Ground too hard to dig a Grave. — Cover the Corpse with Ice and Snow. — Return 

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CHAPTER XIV. 



Visited by more Innuits. — Ebierbing and Tookoolito. — The Seal-dog. — Perils on 

 the Ice. — Innuits carried out to Sea. — Starvation. — Dogs eaten. — Three Months 

 away from Land. — Return of the Party, mere Skeletons. — Thrilling Incidents. — 

 An Innuit carried down by a Whale and afterward saved. — A Man's Leg snap- 

 ped off. — Suzhi's Husband killed by an Avalanche. — Incidents of White Men's 

 Perils and Escapes. — Kindness of the Natives. — Another Man nearly frozen to 

 Death. — Heavy Snow-storm. — Danger to Mate Rogers and his Innuit Guide. — 

 Dog Barbekark saves them. — Commencement of Spring. — Author's Occupations. 

 — Makes some Instruments for his Use in exploring. — Plans. — Strange Informa- 

 tion gathered from the Natives. — Tradition concerning White Men. — Erobisher's 

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CHAPTER XV. 



First Excursion in Frobisher Bay. — Crossing the Mountain Pass. — Traveling on the 

 Ice. — A Tradition concerning White Men masting a Ship. — Arrival at Oopung- 

 newing. — Annawa's Home. — Hospitable Reception. — Close Sleeping-quarters. — 

 Ten Persons in a Bed. — Morning Walk. — The Innuit Village. — Twer-puk-ju-a. 

 — Sterry living with the Natives. — Miner. — Charming a Seal. — Kokerjabin's Birth- 

 place. — Kingaite. — Karmowong. — Author adopts Innuit Life. — Trip along the 

 Coast. — The "Ice-foot." — Summer Resting-places of the Innuits. — Sundry Arti- 

 cles belonging to a wrecked Ship. — Ee-vic-toon. — Native Monuments. — Grandeur 

 of Kingaite Mountains. — The Grinnell Glacier. — A fatiguing Journey. — Disap- 

 pointed of a Night's Shelter. — Moonlight Traveling. — A poor Supper. — Thirst. — 

 An impromptu Igloo. — A cold Bed. — Next Day's Journey. — Discover the Na- 

 tives. — Sampson and his Family. — Kind Reception. — A Seal Hunt. — Feasting. — 

 The Seal's Eyes given to youngest Child. — Knowledge coming to an Inquirer. — 

 Tide entering the Igloos at Night. — Innuit Women's Mouths good Receptacles for 

 cleansing Purposes. — Snow-storm. — Author accustomed to Innuit Food. — How it 

 is eaten. — Seal's Brains and Entrails. — Author becomes an Angeko. — Return 

 Journey. — Laughable Incident. — A tight Fit. — Curious Mountain Mark. — Abun- 

 dance of Animal Life. — Arrival at Twerpukjua and at Annawa's. — An animated 

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CHAPTER XVI. 



Snow-blindness. — Month of May. — Ship released from her Ice-prison. — A spirited 

 Scene. — Sledge-dogs at full Speed. — "Bob," the Angeko. — Falling Igloos. — An- 

 ecdote of Bob. — Terrific Encounter with a Bear. — A Toss in the Air. — A power- 

 ful Innuit. — The aged Woman, Ookijoxy Ninoo. — Tookoolito Interpreter. — Im- 

 portant Information. — Traditions relating to White Men very many Years ago. — 

 Ships with many People had arrived. — Two Innuit Women taken away. — Five 

 Innuits killed by White Men. — Five White Men among the Innuits. — Written 

 History confirmed by Oral Tradition. — Barrow's History of Arctic Discovery. — 

 Relics of the White Men to be found. — Wood, Coal, Brick, Iron. — Innuits must 



