. The last cruise of the Miranda [microform] : a record of Arctic adventure. Miranda (Ship); Miranda (Navire); Natural history; Inuit; Sciences naturelles; Inuit. !.f 'J' â â } ⬠ill' 58 THE LAST mUTSE OF TITE MTRAXDA. to i)e Sukkertoppen (Siiirtir-loaf). an Eskimo settlenieiit of about four liundred people, ruled by Governor liistru}) and Assistant Governor liaumann. As soon as the ship dropped anchor we were surrounded by a Heet of kayaks and oomiaksâ or woman's boat. It was not long before several of our boats were lowered among this, to us, novel Heet, a n d w e w ere soon on shore. Here
. The last cruise of the Miranda [microform] : a record of Arctic adventure. Miranda (Ship); Miranda (Navire); Natural history; Inuit; Sciences naturelles; Inuit. !.f 'J' â â } ⬠ill' 58 THE LAST mUTSE OF TITE MTRAXDA. to i)e Sukkertoppen (Siiirtir-loaf). an Eskimo settlenieiit of about four liundred people, ruled by Governor liistru}) and Assistant Governor liaumann. As soon as the ship dropped anchor we were surrounded by a Heet of kayaks and oomiaksâ or woman's boat. It was not long before several of our boats were lowered among this, to us, novel Heet, a n d w e w ere soon on shore. Here the entire popula- tion, with the exception of those in the boats, had gath- e r e d j u s t in front of the gov- ernors' house, and received us â witli every expression of simple-minded wonder and delight. We found that the [overnors were away for the time being, and so we paid our respects to their ladies, and were most hospitably entertained by them. After coming out from the governors' house we had great sport with the natives. The prettiest girls were selected from the crowd, which kept in a solid phalanx, and induced, with much ditliculty at times, for they were not lacking in cocpietry, to come forward and have their pictures taken. Then we scattered over the settlement generally, and the crowd broke and followed us about in sections. It was not long before the commercial spirit displayed. DANISH BUILDINGS AT SUKKERTOPPEN. I. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Walsh, Henry Collins, 1863-1927. New York; London : Transatlantic Pub. Co.
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