Ten months among the tents of the Tuski, with incidents of an Arctic boat expedition in search of Sir John Franklin, as far as the Mackenzie River, and Cape Bathurst . er of an inch thick, andin some places double, a very board for toughness,having been dried gradually in the sun. Upon thesewere fastened flat and thin iron plates overlapping eachother. They were certainly of very little use infortifying the hide, through which no arrow would belikely to pass, and were therefore only an additionalincumbrance to an already very clumsy article, whichwas in fact, as Ahmoleen explained, too heavy t
Ten months among the tents of the Tuski, with incidents of an Arctic boat expedition in search of Sir John Franklin, as far as the Mackenzie River, and Cape Bathurst . er of an inch thick, andin some places double, a very board for toughness,having been dried gradually in the sun. Upon thesewere fastened flat and thin iron plates overlapping eachother. They were certainly of very little use infortifying the hide, through which no arrow would belikely to pass, and were therefore only an additionalincumbrance to an already very clumsy article, whichwas in fact, as Ahmoleen explained, too heavy to boworn in combats where activity was required. Hencehis desire for one of lighter make. He seemed insome way to have heard of chain mail, as he describedit by locking his crooked fingers into one another. Ahmoleen constructed a sort of map of the villagesalong the coast, together with the islands in the straitsand opposite shore, which led us to conclude thatEast Cape would be near the village of ensuing day was in the early part as little favoiu*-able as before, and we were almost in despair ofobtaining observations ; late in the evening however. AHMOLEEN S MAP OF BEIIRING S STRAITS. Page 162. JOURNEY TO YANDANGAH. 103 we were enabled to take lunar distances with .lupiter,by whicli the resulting longitude led us to feelpretty well assured that we were not yet so nearEast Cape as we had supposed. The 28th saw us still captive at Lorenne, andalthough we were singularly fortunate in our place ofdetention the delay was a serious misfortune; butclear weather was indispensable to the due performanceof our duties, and snow fell incessantly. So we set to work to exchange more information,and received much enlightenment upon the mean-ing of the word Tuski, which was of great import-ance in influencing my views respecting the tribe,although my present conclusions have come onlytardily and after nnich reflection. The opening day of March enabled us to set forthonce more, n
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