. Discovery and adventure in the polar seas and regions [microform] : with illustrations of their climate, geology, and natural history. Northwest Passage; Natural history; Nord-Ouest, Passage du; Sciences naturelles. RECENT NORTH-WEST VOYAGES. 261 CHAP. lood de- rood itvpes lie a tting lipes. and ae as and skin, itbrt- these nies; ence tilled , and Es'jiiirnnnx u atfiiin;,' ,i S*Ml-h(ile. even the whale ; but the hunters and the game ara se- iTuntini?. parated by a thick covering of ice. These creatures, however, though they make their chief dwelling beneath the waves, as formerly obser
. Discovery and adventure in the polar seas and regions [microform] : with illustrations of their climate, geology, and natural history. Northwest Passage; Natural history; Nord-Ouest, Passage du; Sciences naturelles. RECENT NORTH-WEST VOYAGES. 261 CHAP. lood de- rood itvpes lie a tting lipes. and ae as and skin, itbrt- these nies; ence tilled , and Es'jiiirnnnx u atfiiin;,' ,i S*Ml-h(ile. even the whale ; but the hunters and the game ara se- iTuntini?. parated by a thick covering of ice. These creatures, however, though they make their chief dwelling beneath the waves, as formerly observed, experience the necessity of ascending fiom time to time for the puii)ose of respi- ration. The Esquimaux watch with the most indeftiti- gable patience for their appearance, often erecting a little snow-shed to protect them from the cold, and the instant any one of them is visible, strike into him a dart or harpoon, of which they have several forms and sizes, and sometimes throw it by means of a long line,—a necessary part of their apparatus. Their grandest Attnokinir achievement, however, consists in the attack of the'''^ ^^''''^•• whale himself; on which occasion a large body of them assemble, anncd with a variety of weapons. When struck he instantly plunges into the water; but, being obliged to come up at short intervals, is always assailed afresh, till, overcome by fatigue and loss of blood, this mighty monarch of the deep remains an unresisting prey. An Esquimaux does not hesitate, even singly, to attack the Polar bear, the fiercest and most terrible of poi^,. i,(;ar_ all the Arctic races. In this encounter, however, he umst be aided by a band of his trusty dogs, which rush. 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 Leslie, John, Sir, 1766-1832; Jameson, Robert, 1774-1854; Murray, Hugh,
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