The Countries of the World: Indians of North America ; Arctic regions ; Canada ; Pacific CoastCassell, 1876 |
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Page 78
... seal- hunter . To him the seal is all in all . It affords him food , light , and clothing , and even its bones and intestines supply material for hunting implements and articles of domestic economy . There are , exclusive of the walrus ...
... seal- hunter . To him the seal is all in all . It affords him food , light , and clothing , and even its bones and intestines supply material for hunting implements and articles of domestic economy . There are , exclusive of the walrus ...
Page 79
... seal ( Phoca vitulina ) , which , though the most common seal on British shores , is the rarest in Polar lands , and the ground or grown seal ( Phoca barbata ) . The first two , with a few of the ground seals , are those chiefly killed ...
... seal ( Phoca vitulina ) , which , though the most common seal on British shores , is the rarest in Polar lands , and the ground or grown seal ( Phoca barbata ) . The first two , with a few of the ground seals , are those chiefly killed ...
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... seal . The sealing , like the whaling , does not now occupy the same number of men it formerly did . This is greatly owing to steamers being more employed than before . Twenty years ago , 15,000 men were employed in sailing vessels ...
... seal . The sealing , like the whaling , does not now occupy the same number of men it formerly did . This is greatly owing to steamers being more employed than before . Twenty years ago , 15,000 men were employed in sailing vessels ...
Contents
THE ARCTIC REGIONS IN GENERAL | 17 |
SEA ICE GLACIERS AND ICEBERGS | 48 |
LIFE IN POLAR LANDS | 71 |
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