CHAPTER XXIX. 
WALRUS-GROUNDS — LOST ON TUE ICE-A BREAK UP_IGLOiS 
OF ANOATOK — ITS GARNITURE — CREATURE COMFORTS-ESQUI¬ 
MAUX MUSIC-USAGES OF THE TABLE-NEW LONDON AVENUE 
—SCANT DIET LIST—BEAR AND CUB—A HUNT-CLOSE QUARTERS 
—BEAR-FIGHTING — BEAR-HABITS — BEAR’S LIVER-RATS_THE 
TERRIER FOX — THE ARCTIC HARE-THE ICE-FOOT CANOPY_A 
WOLF—DOGS AND WOLVES—BEAR AND FOX—THE NATIVES AND 
OURSELVES—WINTER QUARTERS—MORTON’S RETURN—THE LIGHT. 
“September 29, Friday.—I returned last night from 
Anoatok, after a journey of much risk and exposure, 
that I should have avoided but for the insuperable 
obstinacy of our savage friends. 
“I set out for the walrus-grounds at noon, by the 
track of the ‘Wind Point’ of Anoatok, known to us as 
Esquimaux Point. I took the light sledge, and, in 
addition to the five of my available team, harnessed in 
two animals belonging to the Esquimaux. Ootuniah, 
Myouk, and the dark stranger accompanied me, with 
Morton and Hans. 
“Our sledge was overladen: I could not persuade 
the Esquimaux to reduce its weight; and the conse¬ 
quence was that we failed to reach Force Bay in time 
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