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 . The boats areof the same light and graceful cut as those lower gunwale stroke—splayed out so as to act as a bilgechock—is always painted some bright colour, red, yellow,blue or green, the gunwale itself being invariablywhite. The rest of the boat is of simple varnished femboring are the largest boats, and carry besidesthe raaseil (square sail) a fore and aft sail, the sne-seil,and have in the stern a cabin roofed with pine or birchbark. At the
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 . The boats areof the same light and graceful cut as those lower gunwale stroke—splayed out so as to act as a bilgechock—is always painted some bright colour, red, yellow,blue or green, the gunwale itself being invariablywhite. The rest of the boat is of simple varnished femboring are the largest boats, and carry besidesthe raaseil (square sail) a fore and aft sail, the sne-seil,and have in the stern a cabin roofed with pine or birchbark. At the present time there are a thousand of theseboats in Vardo. Vardo also has one hundred and twenty boats of alarger size called Kobrumsbots —boats containing tanksfor kobs or seals. An incredible number of codfish are taken in thesewaters. Indeed, Vardo is chiefly a huge codfish dryingground. There are miles of split fish drying on current price this summer of a fresh cod, withouthead or liver, was 10 ore, one penny. A year or twoasfO it was worth twice as much. Mr. Carl Holmboe, the British Vice-Consul, very. IN VARDO HARBOUR Face page 18 TROMSO TO VARDO 19 kindly introduced us to the merchant who has the rightsover the Island of Horno, and he rowed us over tosee it. This small island rises suddenly from the water, and isformed of mountain limestone seamed with quartz, onthe ledges of which the sea-birds nest. Large numbers of eiders were swimming, flying, diving,and sitting on the rocks. After watching these birds fora lone time in their awkward scrambling over the weed-covered rocks, one wondered how it came about thattheir feet and general build were not better adapted totheir habits, for they slipped and tumbled about in theclumsiest manner. In vain I looked for the beautiful king eider. Whetherthey breed here or not I cannot say. Mr. Holmboe toldme he did not know the bird. How wonderfully close the common eider sits. Iphotographed a duck at the distanc
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