AT ETAH 
one pup than was paid to Nipsangwah for his 
pack of seven. The dogs are a valuable asset 
to this people and these two men were de- 
pendent on their little teams to a greater ex- 
tent than on the plates and cups of tin which 
they received in exchange for them. 
August 8-9, 1908: Have been trading 
with the natives without any trouble ; they will 
give anything I want for anything that I have 
that they want. 'Tt's a shame to take the 
money," or, as money is unknown up here and 
has no value, I should say that I should be 
ashamed to take such an advantage of them, 
but if I should stop to consider the freight- 
rates to this part of the world, no doubt a 
hatchet or a knife is worth just what it can be 
traded in for. 
The ship has been rapidly littering up until 
it is now in a most perfect state of dirtiness, 
and in order to get the supplies from the Erikj 
coal, etc., the movable articles, dogs, Esquimos, 
etc., will have to be shifted and yours truly is 
helping. 
The dogs have been landed on a small island 
in the bay, where they are safe and cannot run 
away, and they can have a glorious time, fight- 
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