. Ice-bound on Kolguev; a chapter in the exploration of Arctic Europe, to which is added a record of the natural history of the island. Natural history. 276 ICE-BOUND ON KOLGUEV Mekolka looked quite sad. For they are a simple folk, and make no pretence of concealing their emotions; and Mekolka had quite made up his mind that they would have us with them all the winter. But now he returned to the attack. ' Kolguev winter very good. Yes, yes very, very good. Walrus—bear. Samoyed shoot bear. Pesanka mountains. Mekolka go his sleigh quick, shoot many bullets. Bear dead quick. Yes, yes. Big moon.'
. Ice-bound on Kolguev; a chapter in the exploration of Arctic Europe, to which is added a record of the natural history of the island. Natural history. 276 ICE-BOUND ON KOLGUEV Mekolka looked quite sad. For they are a simple folk, and make no pretence of concealing their emotions; and Mekolka had quite made up his mind that they would have us with them all the winter. But now he returned to the attack. ' Kolguev winter very good. Yes, yes very, very good. Walrus—bear. Samoyed shoot bear. Pesanka mountains. Mekolka go his sleigh quick, shoot many bullets. Bear dead quick. Yes, yes. Big moon.' The Samoyeds did their best to prevent their wretched tents from blowing away by piling boats and sleighs round them. Also we had a boat behind our tent, which broke the wind a little, or I think it must have gone. Onaska went down to the creek, and brought away two sleigh-loads of brent from the cache, which our friends set to work to pluck. August 2nd.—The gale, which raged all night, fell off a bit during this day, and Verrmyah drove away to get his choom. With this he returned in the evening, and the whole Uano family moved into it. Kallina came and sat in my tent door to make his arrows. The shaft is of drift-wood winged with grey goose feathers, split in half, but not trimmed. The. SAMOVED woman's WORK-BAG. 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 Trevor-Battye, Aubyn Bernard Rochefort, 1855-1922. Westminster, A. Constable and Company
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