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228 T H R O U G H T H E M A C K E N Z I E B A S IN
l i n Bay. The Anderson Eskimos frequently brought into
the post for trade various articles made f r om the i v o r y tusks
of the walrus. Their umiaks, or women's boats, are usually
made by sewing the requisite number of hides together and
placing them over a frame- work composed of d r i f t timber.
The skins are also cut up i n t o stout thongs, w h i c h are h i g h ly
valued, and the best procurable for dog- sled l i n e lashings.
Its flesh and o i l are greatly prized by the Eskimos. After
passing to the east of P o i n t B a r r o w , Doctor A r m s t r o n g was
'' surprised b y seeing numerous herds of walruses ( Trichechus
rosmarus) grouped together on the large detached masses of
ice, drifted off f r om the main pack, apparently asleep or
basking i n the sunshine. The novelty of a sight so unexpected
was g l a d l y welcomed, and various, a n d amusing were
the opinions given by the men who had never seen them
before as to what they could possibly be, while they gazed
i n mute wonder and amazement at the strange sight before
them. They d i d not exhibit any feeling of a l a rm as we
approached; one or two could be seen dropping into the
water, but it was not u n t i l we had got w i t h i n a few yards
of them that, as i f by a preconcerted signal, they r o l l e d or
tumbled into the sea, and for a time became i n v i s i b l e . They-appeared
to l i v e i n perfect harmony, a lazy, listless a i r characterizing
the whole. I could not but admire the affection
displayed by the dam for her young, w h i c h were c r a w l i ng
on the maternal back as we approached; but the moment
the mothers perceived the danger, they seized them under
their arms and disappeared; nor d i d we see them again at
the surface u n t i l there existed no cause for alarm. Greenl
a n d A r c t i c seamen consider the ' m a r i n e beef' of t h i s animal
excellent eating, an o p i n i o n concurred i n b y a l l medical men
who have been engaged i n polar explorations."
General Greely gives latitude 79° 40' north as the highest
probable range of the walrus. It is indigenous i n H u d s on
B a y and S t r a i t and also i n many other portions of the northe
r n ocean.
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| OCR | 228 T H R O U G H T H E M A C K E N Z I E B A S IN l i n Bay. The Anderson Eskimos frequently brought into the post for trade various articles made f r om the i v o r y tusks of the walrus. Their umiaks, or women's boats, are usually made by sewing the requisite number of hides together and placing them over a frame- work composed of d r i f t timber. The skins are also cut up i n t o stout thongs, w h i c h are h i g h ly valued, and the best procurable for dog- sled l i n e lashings. Its flesh and o i l are greatly prized by the Eskimos. After passing to the east of P o i n t B a r r o w , Doctor A r m s t r o n g was '' surprised b y seeing numerous herds of walruses ( Trichechus rosmarus) grouped together on the large detached masses of ice, drifted off f r om the main pack, apparently asleep or basking i n the sunshine. The novelty of a sight so unexpected was g l a d l y welcomed, and various, a n d amusing were the opinions given by the men who had never seen them before as to what they could possibly be, while they gazed i n mute wonder and amazement at the strange sight before them. They d i d not exhibit any feeling of a l a rm as we approached; one or two could be seen dropping into the water, but it was not u n t i l we had got w i t h i n a few yards of them that, as i f by a preconcerted signal, they r o l l e d or tumbled into the sea, and for a time became i n v i s i b l e . They-appeared to l i v e i n perfect harmony, a lazy, listless a i r characterizing the whole. I could not but admire the affection displayed by the dam for her young, w h i c h were c r a w l i ng on the maternal back as we approached; but the moment the mothers perceived the danger, they seized them under their arms and disappeared; nor d i d we see them again at the surface u n t i l there existed no cause for alarm. Greenl a n d A r c t i c seamen consider the ' m a r i n e beef' of t h i s animal excellent eating, an o p i n i o n concurred i n b y a l l medical men who have been engaged i n polar explorations." General Greely gives latitude 79° 40' north as the highest probable range of the walrus. It is indigenous i n H u d s on B a y and S t r a i t and also i n many other portions of the northe r n ocean. |
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