Greenland Journal IV 1916-1917
Page 129
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22 October. Sunday. 1/16 8a, 0°; 12m, -2°; 4h, -40°; -3.5°; 12h-4.5° min.-4.5° S,N16; C2, N13; B,E3; B,N14; B,N14. mm. 0 Beautiful day after about 10 a.m., when the snow and heavy wind ceased. Two mile walk toward noon. Sun just below the skyline of the hills in the S.S.W. Yes- today must have been his last day of vis- ibility from the house, hence he will be out of sight from here for four full months. Kahda has carved a schooner rigged steamer out of a block of pine today. Course of course, but doing well for an civilized boy of his age. About 6 p.m. the Eskimos came in from their caribou hunt. They came down the steep terraces behind the igloos. I wish that it had been light enough to see the seven loaded canootics descend that tol slope. The men and women have been gone seven weeks and have had pretty good luck, getting 48 (2) caribou, 2 bears and some fish and foxes. The people look fat and healthy and they brought back all their dogs - Quite a record. They went as far as the Humboldt Glu- cier, but got their caribou on the hills this side of there. Atkputishao was lying rolled up in the skin of a deer that he had just killed. He woke up to find a fox snar- ing at the carcass, but his rifle was beyond the fox & the animal got away. A lay down again rifle in hand and by and bye the fox came back and so close to the man that he blew its head off.