Cruise of the 'Pandora.' From the private journal kept by Allen Young ..commander of the expedition . THE KRYOLITE MINE. / ship, much to the advantage of the natives. They alsosearched for a cat, as we had left without one, to whichcircumstance all our head winds were attributed. The resultof their search was that we secured at least three cats anda pig. The mullemokke Billy, which was caught offFarewell, and shorn of its wing, is kept as a pet on board. Ivitut is situated about 16 miles up the fiord named Arsuk,after the lofty island of that name, which borders the left,or rather the northern
Cruise of the 'Pandora.' From the private journal kept by Allen Young ..commander of the expedition . THE KRYOLITE MINE. / ship, much to the advantage of the natives. They alsosearched for a cat, as we had left without one, to whichcircumstance all our head winds were attributed. The resultof their search was that we secured at least three cats anda pig. The mullemokke Billy, which was caught offFarewell, and shorn of its wing, is kept as a pet on board. Ivitut is situated about 16 miles up the fiord named Arsuk,after the lofty island of that name, which borders the left,or rather the northern side of the fiord, and is composed ofgranite, with overlying syenite. The granite continues forabout 8 miles up the fiord on both sides, when it disappears,and alternates with gneiss. This gneiss forms the shore onboth sides of the fiord for from 7 to 8 miles up to the spotnamed Ivitut by the natives, where the kryolite 1 is name Ivitut (from Ivilc, grass) was given to this place bythe natives on account of its fertility. It was first frequentedby them for the purpose of fishing and dr
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