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about it, the grandmother of Petato's mother told her, and the 

 grandfather of Petato's mother's grandmother told said grand- 

 mother of it. 



" Thus Petato's knowledge is direct from the sixth generation 

 of her family ; or, rather, the information I gained was from the 

 sixth generation direct from the day of the afore-mentioned grand- 

 father. 



" I now continue the information conveyed by old Petato, giv- 

 ing the points as they come to mind. 



" Kodlunas built a ship on Kodlunarn. She described, by pe- 

 culiar scooping movements of her hands, the place they dug out 

 in the island in which they made the vessel. She said there were 

 two places dug out in the rocks — one a little distance from where 

 they built the ship, made to catch and hold water (fresh water) 

 for the kodlunas. Innuits all around were kind to the white 

 people ; brought them seals, tuktoo, etc., etc. 



" They were on Kodlunarn through one winter — that is, while 

 there, wintered there but once. When ice broke up, went away 

 in the ship. After a while come back again. Seko (ice) brought 

 them back. Could not get out. Very cold — great storm. In- 

 nuits built them igloos on Kodlunarn, but they all died. 



" Petato was about to tell how many kodlunas built the ship 

 and tried to go away. She first raised one hand, opened the fin- 

 gers and thumb, showing five ; thinking a moment, and looking 

 at said fingers and thumb, she finally threw up the other hand, 

 fingers and thumb spread out; then she said she did not recol- 

 lect whether they were mik-u-ook-oo-ho or am-a-su-ad-lo (few or 

 many)." 



After concluding this interview with Petato we returned to 

 Jones's Cape, arriving there at 5 P.M. An hour after my en- 

 trance into his igloo, Sampson returned from his trip to a cache 

 of tuktoo, bringing the saddles and carcasses of two deer. As 

 soon as he arrived these were thrown into the igloo ; the network 

 over the ikkumer, placed there to receive articles of clothing 

 which need drying, was cleared off, and the frozen masses of tuk- 

 too were placed carefully upon it, in order that the outside might 

 lose some of its burning quality ; for let it be borne in mind that 

 any thing exposed to the cold of the North, if touched with the 

 bare fingers, gives a sensation as if hot iron were handled. Mean- 

 while invitations were given to the village Innuits for the tuktoo 

 feast about to come of! at Sampson's igloo, and soon the guests 



