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 . f bitof skin (on the ship), and has gradually widened and deepened—it is just on the firstjoint—till it forms a clean deep cut across the finger and nearly to the bone. Thisis very interesting and curious. I think it is the effect of the extraordinary dry fact of our not perspiring under a heavy load in the baking sun is in itselfworth noticing. 132 ICE-BOUND ON KOLGUEV The exasperating feature in this week was that it was impossible to do muchcollecti
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 . f bitof skin (on the ship), and has gradually widened and deepened—it is just on the firstjoint—till it forms a clean deep cut across the finger and nearly to the bone. Thisis very interesting and curious. I think it is the effect of the extraordinary dry fact of our not perspiring under a heavy load in the baking sun is in itselfworth noticing. 132 ICE-BOUND ON KOLGUEV The exasperating feature in this week was that it was impossible to do muchcollecting. I made notes, picked what flowers and took what insects I could; andwhen we halted searched the banks for Saurian and Mammoth remains, though Ifound none. But any proper work was impossible. We could not carry an ouncemore, not even eggs ; though I did manage to get the grey plovers and the little stintssafely through. I was struck by the dearth of mammals, the dearth of raptorialbirds, the absence of swans, the limited list of passerine birds. Of these two lastwe have only added the white wagtail to those we saw WINTER HOODOF WOMAN PART III Shows how we re-crossed the island with sleighs and many reindeer—Of the wonders these animals performed—Of the manner of life of the Samoyeds—The choom, the sleeping, etc.—How we met On Tipa, the rich man—Of the wolf-like dogs, of knives and boats—Of the crossing of a river, with other matters domestic and not so—And finally, of how we travelled to Scharok harbour to wait for the Saxon, which yet could not come for the ice. CHAPTER I RE-CROSSING June 2,0th.—We were now in — though we did notknow it—for more than a three months stay with theSamoyeds. When I actually came to live among the Samoyedsand to see all their manner of living, I found all so dif-ferent in many ways from the books, that I think a gooddeal that has been written must have been taken atsecond-hand. It is possible of course t
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