499 There, And Ahugodblako is a fine old man and had gotten anxious to their own return to Cape York at the time agreed upon. He is said to be the oldest man of the tribe, but we cannot make out that he is more than 56 or 58 years old. He killed his first seal in the year when the "Po guis" men went south in the boats which they built at Life Boat Cove, which was 1871. The boys are 12 to 14 years old when they kill their first seals. He is an energetic, skillful hunter and is prosperous. His bear-skin pants and Kamikputts are fine. Blankets shirt made for me by the women. 25 December Saturday. Overcast and windy and dark,- a dismal Christmas in the Arctic. Temp. min -15°; 9a. -13°; 8p. -12° The northerly wind is strong as