Life and work of the Rev Peck among the Eskimos . rse of the sun and take observations. At notime of day did we see the full orb of the sun. Theupper portion could be seen altogether for aboutone hour and ten minutes; the half orb was visibleabout fifteen minutes, and threequarters for aboutten minutes. The weather was very cold ; thethermometer stood about 25° below zero, and therewas a strong wind. During the night the sky wasablaze with the Aurora and countless brilliant stars. But cold and ice and darkness were not the onlytrials of life in that little Arctic community. Wantof provisio
Life and work of the Rev Peck among the Eskimos . rse of the sun and take observations. At notime of day did we see the full orb of the sun. Theupper portion could be seen altogether for aboutone hour and ten minutes; the half orb was visibleabout fifteen minutes, and threequarters for aboutten minutes. The weather was very cold ; thethermometer stood about 25° below zero, and therewas a strong wind. During the night the sky wasablaze with the Aurora and countless brilliant stars. But cold and ice and darkness were not the onlytrials of life in that little Arctic community. Wantof provisions, owing to the failure of the fishing,had brought the Eskimos and their dogs to a con-dition of starvation. There is, however, a joyfulentry on November 3 : A whale has been caughtto-day. Thank God for it. This monster of thedeep will more than supply the needs of all. The total length of this huge creature was about50 feet, the height was fully 15, and the breadth ofthe tail was 12 feet. The thickness of blubber insome places measured 12 CUTTING UP A WHALE. Page 226.
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