CHAPTER XIV. 
KALUTUNAH — THE HUNTING PARTY — SETTING OUT—MY TALLOW- 
BALL-A WILD CHASE — HUNTING STILL — THE GREAT GLACIER 
-THE ESCALADED STRUCTURE — FORMATION OF BERGS-THE 
VISCOUS FLOW—CREVASSES—THE FROZEN WATER-TUNNEL—CAPE 
FORBES—FACE OF GLACIER. 
We continued toiling on with our complicated pre¬ 
parations till the evening of the 24th, when Hans 
came back well laden with walrus-meat. Three of the 
Esquimaux accompanied him, each with his sledge and 
dog-team fully equipped for a hunt. The leader of the 
party, Kalutunah, was a noble saVage, greatly superior 
in every thing to the others of his race. He greeted 
me with respectful courtesy, yet as one who might 
rightfully expect an equal measure of it in return, and, 
after a short interchange of salutations, seated himself 
in the post of honor at my side. 
I waited of course till the company had fed and 
slept, for among savages especially haste is indecorous, 
and then, after distributing a few presents, opened to 
them my project of a northern exploration. Kalutunah 
received his knife and needles with a “Kuyanaka,” “I 
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