The polar and tropical worlds : a description of man and nature in the polar and equatorial regions of the globe . art, and no educa-tion of any sort beyond that of the majority of his countrymen. The greatfestival of Greenland is the birthday of the King of Denmark, in which all thepopulation, native and European, who can be assembled, take part, his Majestyfurnishing the cheer. Hall gives a view of this celebration, taken from a draw-ing made by a native. The original drawing was full of character. The Rescue having rejoined her consort, the George Henry, from whomshe had been separated on t
The polar and tropical worlds : a description of man and nature in the polar and equatorial regions of the globe . art, and no educa-tion of any sort beyond that of the majority of his countrymen. The greatfestival of Greenland is the birthday of the King of Denmark, in which all thepopulation, native and European, who can be assembled, take part, his Majestyfurnishing the cheer. Hall gives a view of this celebration, taken from a draw-ing made by a native. The original drawing was full of character. The Rescue having rejoined her consort, the George Henry, from whomshe had been separated on the voyage, the captain proposed to set sail for hisproposed whaling-ground on the west side of Daviss Strait. They sailed on the 438 THE POLAR WORLD. 24th of July, Hall accompanying. Thiee days after, they encountered a violentsnow-storm, and were beset by icebergs. On the 8th of August they anchoredin a bay in latitude 63° 20, called by the natives Ookoolear, but by Hall namedCornelius Grinnell Bay. Here and hereabouts the whalers went to work, andHall began his ac<iuaintance with the Esquimaux at WOMAN AND CHILD. (Diawii aud Eugravcd by an innuit.) CHARLES FRANCIS HALL AND THE INNUITS. 439 Among these was Kookerjabin, the widow of Kiullago, and of three Tnnuits, writes Hall, are a happy people. As they crowded our decks,
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