. Narrative of discovery and adventure in the polar seas and regions [microform] : with illustrations of their climate, geology, and natural history, and an account of the whale-fishery. Natural history; Sciences naturelles. r TOTAOES. Hilky-Way, or of very esent writer sjiw tlw its utmost brilliancy, na described by these ssions agreeing parti jyon. sing apparently from mile and highly-crys- n succession to em- e sun and moon are -concentric circles of St hues of the rain- , frequently adorned le at once in different Illis, who was with Bay, has seen six in nt at daybreak, dlmi- I ascends, bu
. Narrative of discovery and adventure in the polar seas and regions [microform] : with illustrations of their climate, geology, and natural history, and an account of the whale-fishery. Natural history; Sciences naturelles. r TOTAOES. Hilky-Way, or of very esent writer sjiw tlw its utmost brilliancy, na described by these ssions agreeing parti jyon. sing apparently from mile and highly-crys- n succession to em- e sun and moon are -concentric circles of St hues of the rain- , frequently adorned le at once in different Illis, who was with Bay, has seen six in nt at daybreak, dlmi- I ascends, but again njn himself, for some r the winter, imd also , tinges the sky with The edges of the n present a fiery or lie opposite horizon lally softening as it )ur of inconceivable these periods never bove the horizon, he inent rising and set- and more variously out of that position, n view him without .yon considers the rajrs exhibit through lich surpasses even J monotony of the ssive, when it was iut, which attracted RECBNT NORTH-WEST V0TA0X9. 283. univereal attention. On the morning of the let February, a number of distant figures were seen moving over the ice, and, when they were viewed through glasses, the cry was raised, " Esquimaux! Esquimaux!" As it was of great importance to deal courteously and discreetly with these strangers, the two commanders formed a party of six, who walked in files behind each other, that they might cause no alarm. The Esquimaux then formed themselves into a line of twenty-one, advanced slowly, and at length made a full stop. In this order they saluted the strangers by the usual movement of beating their breasts. They were substantially clothed in rich and dark deer-skins, and appeared a much more quiet and orderly race than their rude countrymen of the Savage Islands. On the English producing their precious commodities, knives, nails, and needles, an active traffic was set on foot; and the females, on seeing that much importance was attac
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