The Countries of the World: Indians of North America ; Arctic regions ; Canada ; Pacific CoastCassell, 1876 |
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... killed by the European sealers . All of them are " hair " seals , their hides being only used for leather , or by the Eskimo for clothing and the other varied uses to which they put every part of this animal . * The different species of ...
... killed by the European sealers . All of them are " hair " seals , their hides being only used for leather , or by the Eskimo for clothing and the other varied uses to which they put every part of this animal . * The different species of ...
Page 86
... killed at one onset by the hunters who pursued them . When Marten visited Spitzbergen , it was possible for a ship's crew to kill 900 in seven hours on Cherry Island . The walrus is generally harpooned like the whale , and then killed ...
... killed at one onset by the hunters who pursued them . When Marten visited Spitzbergen , it was possible for a ship's crew to kill 900 in seven hours on Cherry Island . The walrus is generally harpooned like the whale , and then killed ...
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... killed by the Eskimo , but not by the whalers . Their swiftness and fierceness render their pursuit difficult , while their thin , hard cartilaginous blubber - not unlike soft glue - yields little oil , and the whalebone in their mouths ...
... killed by the Eskimo , but not by the whalers . Their swiftness and fierceness render their pursuit difficult , while their thin , hard cartilaginous blubber - not unlike soft glue - yields little oil , and the whalebone in their mouths ...
Contents
THE ARCTIC REGIONS IN GENERAL | 17 |
SEA ICE GLACIERS AND ICEBERGS | 48 |
LIFE IN POLAR LANDS | 71 |
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