. Arctic researches, and life among the Esquimaux;. m at thatplace a few days after it had occurred, an Esquimaux and hiswife having traveled by land and carried the news. Directly there was an opportunity I paid a visit to the new-comers, starting from our ship early in the morning. Ugarngsboat and crew took me there. The party consisted of himself,his wife Nikujar, and child, Kokerjabin (Kudlagos widow), Ster-ry, and myself, besides other Esquimaux. When we were one mile from Look-out Island the sun was lift-ing his bright face from the sea. The whole ridse of mountains,running southeasterly
. Arctic researches, and life among the Esquimaux;. m at thatplace a few days after it had occurred, an Esquimaux and hiswife having traveled by land and carried the news. Directly there was an opportunity I paid a visit to the new-comers, starting from our ship early in the morning. Ugarngsboat and crew took me there. The party consisted of himself,his wife Nikujar, and child, Kokerjabin (Kudlagos widow), Ster-ry, and myself, besides other Esquimaux. When we were one mile from Look-out Island the sun was lift-ing his bright face from the sea. The whole ridse of mountains,running southeasterly to Halls Island of Frobisher, was inplain sight, covered with white, and as we approached them, noopening into the harbor where the vessels were supposed to liecould be seen. But Nikujar, being a capital pilot, knowing everychannel and inlet within two hundred miles of our anchorage, thesteering-oar was given to her; and there, seated upon the logger-head, with her jn-etty infant in its hood behind her neck, she steer-ed us correctly to the MK-U-JAU, TUK BOAT ffTSBUB AM) PILOT. PARKER AND THE TRUE-LOVE.—NIKUJAR THE PILOT. 155 With a few good strokes of the oars, we soon entered the snuglittle cove where the Parkers had taken shelter. In a momentor two after passing the steamer we were standing on the deckof the True-love, most kindly welcomed by Captain Parker, senior,and shortlv afterward by his son, who came on board. I therefound Blind George, who immediately recognized my voice,•calling me by name, and saying, How do you, Mittcr Hall?and then, without waiting for reply, adding, Pretty well, I tankyou! I was, indeed, right glad to again meet this noble but afflictedEsquimaux. The four times I had seen him at Cornelius GrinnellBay caused him to be much impressed upon my memorj^, andnow, strangely, here he was, and actually in presence of Nikujar,who was his former wife, before TJgarng took her away and madeher his. Ugarng, however, could support the woman, and poo
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