UGARNG. — "BLIND GEORGE. " — KOK-ER- JAB-IN. 1Q3 



much horse — too much house— too much white people. Women? 

 ah ! women great many — good !" 



I now bring forward another man, already mentioned, Pau-loo- 

 yer, or " Blind George." Of his parentage there is but little 

 known, even by himself, except that his mother hung herself. 

 He was born about 1819, and when young the Innuits took care 

 of him. He grew up and became one of the first Esquimaux of 

 his place. He was an excellent pilot, greatly attached to Ameri- 

 cans, and very desirous of learning their language. He married 

 the Nik-u-jar already spoken of, and by her had three children. 

 The first was born in the spring of , and had black spots cov- 

 ered with hair on its body. It died before six months old. 



In 1852-3 he became blind through an epidemic that took off 

 very many of the natives. His second child also died ; and the 

 third, born in 1856, was an interesting girl called Koo-koo-yer. 



Nikujar continued with her poor blind husband for five years 

 after his affliction, and they were always attentive and kind to 

 each other. But, as he was unable to work, she accepted the of- 

 fer of Ugarng to become his principal or family, that is, household 

 wife. She took with her the little girl Kookooyer, and Ugarng 

 became partial to it, and as he was a bold, successful hunter, gen- 

 erally contrived to provide for all his household, and even many 

 more, without stint. " George," though greatly attached to his 

 child, knew it was for her advantage to be with her mother, and 

 thus allowed her to go, though occasionally seeking for her com- 

 pany with him. 



I shall frequently speak of this afflicted Innuit in my narrative, 

 and therefore have mentioned these particulars. 



Another person to be referred to here is Kok-er-jab-in, the wid- 

 ow of Kud-la-go. She was born at Kar-mo-wong, on north side 

 -of Hudson's Straits, probably about the year 1814. She had had 

 three husbands, the first being a tall, stout man, called Koo-choo-ar- 

 chu ("Sampson"), by whom she had one son, Ning-u-ar-ping. But 

 this husband she left because he added another woman to his 

 household. Her second husband was An-you-kar-ping, a fine, 

 powerful man. He was lost by the upsetting of his ki-a.* When 

 the ki-a was found it was broken into fragments, and it is thought 

 by the Innuits that he had attacked a hooded seal, which in re- 



* The Greenland term for a boat or canoe containing one man is Ky-aclc, but 

 among the Innuits I was acquainted with Ki-a is the word, and such I henceforth 

 use. 



