. Arctic researches, and life among the Esquimaux;. , as if crazy; andonly a walk on some island, where I could examine and survey,or a visit to my Innuit friends, helped to soothe me. But thereader will feel little interest in all this; I will therefore pass onto some other incidents of my voyage. Ebierbing had been out one day with dogs and sledge wherethe ice was still firm, when suddenly a seal was noticed ahead. SLEDGE AND BOAT TRIP. 333 In an instant the dogs were off toward the prey, drawing thesledge alter them at a marvelous rate. The seal for a momentacted as if frightened, and kept
. Arctic researches, and life among the Esquimaux;. , as if crazy; andonly a walk on some island, where I could examine and survey,or a visit to my Innuit friends, helped to soothe me. But thereader will feel little interest in all this; I will therefore pass onto some other incidents of my voyage. Ebierbing had been out one day with dogs and sledge wherethe ice was still firm, when suddenly a seal was noticed ahead. SLEDGE AND BOAT TRIP. 333 In an instant the dogs were off toward the prey, drawing thesledge alter them at a marvelous rate. The seal for a momentacted as if frightened, and kept on the ice a second or two toolong, for just as he plunged, Smile, the noblest-looking, bestleader, seal, and bear dog I ever saw, caught him by the tailand flippers. The seal struggled violently, and so did dog Smile,making the sledge to caper about merrily; but in a moment morethe other dogs laid hold, and aided in dragging the seal out of hishole on the ice, when Smile took it wholly in charge. The prizewas secured this time wholly by the I-ICELs A M:.VL. On the 18th we had an excellent supper of fresh fish, caught bythe Innuits with spears and hooks among the ice cracks; and al-most daily something fresh was added to our food. At this time most of the ships crew were again at the whalingdepot, cruising in every direction for whales. Indeed, Mate Eog-ers and some of the men bad been left there to keep a look-outwhen the captain came away, to see about getting the vessel round,and frequent communication had, as usual, been maintained. On the 23d it was necessary to send a supply of sundries to thecompany there, and a boats crew were dispatched, I accompany-ing them. As the ice still hung together between the ship and open waterin the bay, the boat was lashed upon a sledge drawn by dogs, myfavorite Barbekark being one, and away we started, arriving atthe sea-edge of the ice in about two hours time. There we launch-ed the boat, and were soon bounding along upon the spark
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