. Arctic researches, and life among the Esquimaux;. ms Land, now that my own little craft was wrecked. liis re-ply, after some consideration, was favorable; but, when the timeapproached for my departure, it was found the one that alonecould be spared to me was frail, rotten, and not seaworthy. * Before I close this acconnt of the Rescues wreck and the loss of my expeditionboat, with the escape of the George Ilnry, it may be interesting to mciitiim thai thislatter vessel did not live through another voyage after her return to the States in1862. She was wrecked the 16th day of July, 1863, on ono
. Arctic researches, and life among the Esquimaux;. ms Land, now that my own little craft was wrecked. liis re-ply, after some consideration, was favorable; but, when the timeapproached for my departure, it was found the one that alonecould be spared to me was frail, rotten, and not seaworthy. * Before I close this acconnt of the Rescues wreck and the loss of my expeditionboat, with the escape of the George Ilnry, it may be interesting to mciitiim thai thislatter vessel did not live through another voyage after her return to the States in1862. She was wrecked the 16th day of July, 1863, on ono of the lower in Hudsons Strait, alwtit LOO miles farther south than Rescue Harbor. Theparticulars will be found in the Appendix (6). K 146 ARCTIC RESEARCH EXPEDITION. On the 1st of October the Georgiana, having made good her de-fects so far as she could, left the harbor under all sail for Nor-thumberland Inlet to winter. By her I forwarded letters tofriends at home, should she meet, as was expected, with whalers returning to EK-KR-LU-YUN, the white-stone Balmon-bait used by Esquimaux. SPLENDID DISPLAYS OF THE AURORA. 14; CHAPTER VIII. Splendid Displays of the Aurora.—The World on Fire.—Arrival of CaptainParker in the True-love.—Visit to his Ship.—Niktijar the Pilot.—Anecdotes ofParkers Arctic Experiences.—First Interview with the Innuits Ebierbing andTookoolito.—Their previous Visit to England and Presentation to Royalty.—TheAccomplishments of Tookoolito.—Eenoolooapik. — A Walk on Shore.—Snow-storm.—A natural Causeway.—Fluctuations of the Compass Needle.—Tookoo-lito at Work.—She tries to Educate her People.—Her Power to do Good.—Ad-vantages of a Mission Colony.—Difference of Language among the Esquimaux.—Carl Petersen, MClintocks Interpreter.—Tookoolito rebuking Swearers. For several days now our life was of a very monotonous de-scription, except so far as varied by the visits of Esquimaux, whowere frequently on bo
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