Greenland Journal IV 1916-1917
Page 130
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some of Mac furnished the men with (117 cartridges, tobacco and part of a team of dogs and we get in return several skins, four fine haunches of venison and some salmon trout. We had stew of young eider duck to-day. Delicious. Yesterday Wi-Wi, who was on duty in Jot's morning absence made us a fine stew of young hare - Panikta brought it in two days ago - 7 pounds weight 186\frac{1}{2} with somewhat heavier clothing on than Monday. A & F sweater, vest, flannel shirt, sealskin pants, karmit & rabbit skin stockings. "Aervie" underclothing. The annual fall caribou hunt is quite an event with the north- ern members of the Smith Sound since it provides them not only with food but also with skins for sleep- ing bags and kooletahs. Success this year was not equal to that of some recent years. No young deer were seen. Man saw some wolf tracks showing that one or more wolves had come across the channel from Ellesmere Land. Probably accounts for extra scat- tering of the caribou and absence of young. The fish came from the most northern known locality in Greenland. They or similar ones have been taken in Lake Hazen in Grant Land. Those brought in this evening measure from 15" to 24" in extreme length and the largest one weighs 3 lbs now. Frozen solid of course.