. The last cruise of the Miranda [microform] : a record of Arctic adventure. Miranda (Ship); Miranda (Navire); Natural history; Inuit; Sciences naturelles; Inuit. TUK l-AST CKUISK OF TJI K MIRANDA. 33 of .July ito tlie e bleak en lullf5 veirt'ta- liiit liere ed tlu'ir )f llslier- iited the g shore, wo were . delight ; on our oin. It of most puhit ion i some- 11 from literally (|uarters le. very r fisher- lat tells ompany y to the ; liiKi sat fre- hy the senting a few copies of old ma,<razines, which I could see were hi<;iily appreciate*!, for literature is very scarce at Cape Cha
. The last cruise of the Miranda [microform] : a record of Arctic adventure. Miranda (Ship); Miranda (Navire); Natural history; Inuit; Sciences naturelles; Inuit. TUK l-AST CKUISK OF TJI K MIRANDA. 33 of .July ito tlie e bleak en lullf5 veirt'ta- liiit liere ed tlu'ir )f llslier- iited the g shore, wo were . delight ; on our oin. It of most puhit ion i some- 11 from literally (|uarters le. very r fisher- lat tells ompany y to the ; liiKi sat fre- hy the senting a few copies of old ma,<razines, which I could see were hi<;iily appreciate*!, for literature is very scarce at Cape Charles, and these ma<.':aziiies will probably become family heirlooms. From chatting with this family I learned that this is the nnxluf^ rircndi of the inhabitants of these regions : The men Hsh in summer, of course, and in the fail they chop and saw wood, aiul. THE PYE FAMILY. do odd jobs of various kinds in preparation for the rigors of the winter ; in winter they mend nets and boats, and thus prepare lor summer, or tiie fishing season, for there is no spring worth speaking of ; the ice blocks them until June. They hunt in the winter also, and set their traps : and this is their chief ex- citement, as also their chief means for ])rncuring food, 'i'he principal game consists of rabbits, ptarmigan, spruce par- I i. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Walsh, Henry Collins, 1863-1927. New York; London : Transatlantic Pub. Co.
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