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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.