Ice-bound on Kolguev : a chapter in the exploration of Arctic Europe to which is added a record of the natural history of the island . -~\^£> /, Aowl- rood T6% 3. Too- oLaJxhJc (cnr y0 - <; - h-cWJ S. fhoy-ti. -K<a. DIAGRAM OF REINDEER HARNESS rump of one deer, now over that of another. Occa- BACK TO SCHAROK 297 sionally, when a deer is very sluggish, it is proddedwith the button ( toorr-mahl), but usually a touch isenough. Also a wild cry resembling Hooah helps tourge them on, and sometimes a hissing sound, such aselderly ladies in a basket-trap address to the pony. Ifan
Ice-bound on Kolguev : a chapter in the exploration of Arctic Europe to which is added a record of the natural history of the island . -~\^£> /, Aowl- rood T6% 3. Too- oLaJxhJc (cnr y0 - <; - h-cWJ S. fhoy-ti. -K<a. DIAGRAM OF REINDEER HARNESS rump of one deer, now over that of another. Occa- BACK TO SCHAROK 297 sionally, when a deer is very sluggish, it is proddedwith the button ( toorr-mahl), but usually a touch isenough. Also a wild cry resembling Hooah helps tourge them on, and sometimes a hissing sound, such aselderly ladies in a basket-trap address to the pony. Ifan extreme of speed is required then the driver raisesboth arms, a signal the deer know well. This generally puts them to a gallop. Are they to goto the left—then the rein is simply pulled ; if to the right,. 1. Sid-der-nla-dit-sa. 2. Hannin. 3. Tchoy-durr. DIAGRAM OF SLEIGH 4. Han lata. 5. Poy-nld-du-on-durr. 6. Hanvvano. 7. Han gaz. 8. Sitn-dl-ek-nya. 9. Ni-arrt. the rein is drawn sharply across Niasmintas quarters,and the whole team turns that way. It is easy enough to do all this; but one thing I couldnot learn. It is—how to make the reindeer slackenspeed. I never could understand the Samoyeds ownexplanation ; I never could determine how they did itthemselves. So any reader who has learnt this secret(and doubtless many have wrho have travelled with theLapps) can do me a kind turn by making the point clear. 298 ICE-BOUND ON KOLGUEV A Samoyed has not room on his little sleigh for verymuch besides himself, but three things he never moveswithout—his rifle, his axe, and his sovik. His rifle is bound to the sleigh. Every Samoyed hasan old flint-lock rifle besides his bow and arrow. Thebullets he himself makes in an ingeniously-made mouldformed of stone set in a wooden pair of scissors. H
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