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longs to one of the South Greenland (83
tribes, He is a high-toned Estimo,
quite an aristocrat in fact, having
visited Denmark and been received
there by the king who bestowed on
him an "Order of Merit" decoration
rendered
for his services in connection with
danish East Greenland
the Koch expedition (verify). Hen-
drik is very polite and thoughtful
and he likes to treat his friends to
cigars "like Americans." He left the
"George B. Cluett" with the understand-
ing that the schooner was to follow
us, if wind made it practicable.
That Sunday was what a lands-
man would call a superb day.
It was clear, cloudless and calm,-
The North waters of Baffin Bay was
free from large masses of pan ice,
the conditions were perfect for