. Arctic researches, and life among the Esquimaux;. tpresents of young tuktoo meat, bows and arrows, beads, etc., hang-ing the same on it or placing them close about it. It was on alloccasions treated with the greatest respect, the belief being thathe who gave much to the monument would kill much , on seeing the sketch, said that he had frequently givenarrows in a similar way. At one point in her narrative old Ookijoxy Ninoo seized anoodloo—a knife shaped like the chopping-knife in use among us(see page 272)—and severed a lock of her hair, which she gaveinto my hands with the req
. Arctic researches, and life among the Esquimaux;. tpresents of young tuktoo meat, bows and arrows, beads, etc., hang-ing the same on it or placing them close about it. It was on alloccasions treated with the greatest respect, the belief being thathe who gave much to the monument would kill much , on seeing the sketch, said that he had frequently givenarrows in a similar way. At one point in her narrative old Ookijoxy Ninoo seized anoodloo—a knife shaped like the chopping-knife in use among us(see page 272)—and severed a lock of her hair, which she gaveinto my hands with the request that I would take it to America,and show it to many peoj^le as that of the oldest Innuit inhabit-ant. She said that there was no one living in her country whowas a child when she was. Her hair was nearly all black, therebeing only now and then a white or gray hair on her head. Idoubt not Ookijoxy Ninoo was fully 100 years old. Finding the THE WHITE MANS MONUMENT. 5-45 old lady becoming exhausted, I took my leave and returned tothe Fac-smiie sketch by Oonwoxr Xr>-oo, who represents herself performing her devotions to the kol-kon-e-tu-arng, the ancient monument of the kod-lu-nas (white men). The rude sketch in the part of th,s illustration represent a fresh-water lake, which is near the monument. The pend-ont lines around the top of the monument are strings to which the natives hang their present*. On the 14th of June I left the ship on a visit to the whaling de-pot at Cape True. As no other sledge was at band, I took a smallone which I had previously made of such material as I found onboard, and with two dogs started on my journey alone. I wasnot expert at driving, and at first made slow progress, but finallysucceeded in getting my team into good working order. Barbe-kark was my leader, and, by dint of hard blows, I managed tokeep him in a right position. On my way I called at thc°tupics Mm 546 ARCTIC RESEARCH EXPEDITION. of Ebierbing and Koodloo, at
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