. Arctic researches, and life among the Esquimaux;. re of this island isin lat. r,3° 16 N., long. CT 66 Turn Point is in lat. 03° 19 N., long. C8° 09 W. 532 ARCTIC RESEARCH EXPEDITION. Press Channel, as I named it, in honor of the Associated Press ofthe Queen City—between Kingaite and Pugh Island.* At 8 , while we pursued our journey down the channel, anexciting scene occurred. A polar bear, with its cub, was observedon the ice near the base of a bold high mountain. Immediatelythe dogs were stopped and the guns loaded. Koojesse forgot thathe was lame and sick, and prepared to join us i
. Arctic researches, and life among the Esquimaux;. re of this island isin lat. r,3° 16 N., long. CT 66 Turn Point is in lat. 03° 19 N., long. C8° 09 W. 532 ARCTIC RESEARCH EXPEDITION. Press Channel, as I named it, in honor of the Associated Press ofthe Queen City—between Kingaite and Pugh Island.* At 8 , while we pursued our journey down the channel, anexciting scene occurred. A polar bear, with its cub, was observedon the ice near the base of a bold high mountain. Immediatelythe dogs were stopped and the guns loaded. Koojesse forgot thathe was lame and sick, and prepared to join us in the hunt. I,with spy-glass in hand, watched the bears movements, and whenall was ready, the dogs were again started. They soon caughtsight of the prey, and bounded forward. While drawing us withgreat speed, and when within 200 fathoms, the draught-line of theleader was cut, and away he flew toward the bear. Then anoth-er, and then another of the running dogs was cut loose and sentin chase, until all were free from the sledge and in TUE DEAB-1IU-NT. The bear, with her cub following, made her way over the bro-ken ice between the main ice and the shore, direct for the mount-ain steep, which they at once began to ascend. One of the dogs * Named after George E. Pugh, of Cincinnati, Ohio. This island is ten mileslong, the centre being in lat. G3° 16 N., long. OS0 W. POLAR-BEAR-HUNT. 533 had now neared them, and constantly attacked the cub until itbecame separated from its mother. Then another dog sprangat the hinder part of the old bear, which turned and made aplunge at the dog, causing both to tumble headlong down the de-clivity, which was so steep that I wondered how the bear couldhave ascended it. The fight now became earnest, and the dog yelped with pain,as the bears paw came heavily upon him. Presently Bruin wasobliged to turn again, and, with head swinging to and fro, androaring plaintively on hearing the cries of her cub, she reascend-ed the mountain where it
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