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234 T H R O U G H T H E M A C K E N Z I E B A S IN
resources of many tracts of vast extent and importance, now virtually
despised, which may yet prove of great worth to the
Dominion.
GREENLAND WHAXE— ARCTIC RIGHT WHAXE-— Balwna
mysticetus Linnaeus.
I t was probably an i n d i v i d u a l of this large and widely
distributed species which S i r Alexander Mackenzie observed
when he discovered the great Mackenzie R i v e r i n 1789. On
that occasion he landed on an i s l a n d at its mouth, which he
named " W h a l e I s l a n d . " Although old and recent traces of
them were many, yet he d i d not meet w i t h any Eskimos. The
Eskimos who frequented Fort Anderson succeeded most
seasons i n k i l l i n g one large whale, but seldom as many as
two. Plenty reigned for many months as a result. Quite
a large number of hunters were necessary for the successful
pursuit of a whale. The implements formerly used were
an i v o r y barb, w i t h an i r o n or flint point, attached to a
strong walrus l i n e having an inflated bladder at the other
end. A long haft of wood was used to propel the barb, which
detached itself when the object was hit. This course was
followed u n t i l as many as a dozen or more floats were dragged
by the whale; he soon became exhausted by the persistent
attack of his enemies, and when that happened they approached
and by repeated thrusts lanced h i m to death. The
fresh blubber resembles pork i n colour and taste. Our servants
preferred to eat i t r aw w i t h their dry venison. When
f r i e d , it was very r i c h and oily. Needless to state that the
Eskimos of the A r c t i c region are exceedingly fond of fat
and o i l , and that d u r i n g the long winter season they consume
f a r more of these necessary and cold- protecting foods than
any other race on earth. On June 25, 1862, the tenth
anniversary of his departure from Stornoway, Lewis, Scotland,
the w r i t e r had his first near view of the ice- covered polar
sea and of the bay named by S i r J o h n Richardson, i n 1826,
after England's celebrated but hapless explorer, A d m i r a l S ir
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| OCR | 234 T H R O U G H T H E M A C K E N Z I E B A S IN resources of many tracts of vast extent and importance, now virtually despised, which may yet prove of great worth to the Dominion. GREENLAND WHAXE— ARCTIC RIGHT WHAXE-— Balwna mysticetus Linnaeus. I t was probably an i n d i v i d u a l of this large and widely distributed species which S i r Alexander Mackenzie observed when he discovered the great Mackenzie R i v e r i n 1789. On that occasion he landed on an i s l a n d at its mouth, which he named " W h a l e I s l a n d . " Although old and recent traces of them were many, yet he d i d not meet w i t h any Eskimos. The Eskimos who frequented Fort Anderson succeeded most seasons i n k i l l i n g one large whale, but seldom as many as two. Plenty reigned for many months as a result. Quite a large number of hunters were necessary for the successful pursuit of a whale. The implements formerly used were an i v o r y barb, w i t h an i r o n or flint point, attached to a strong walrus l i n e having an inflated bladder at the other end. A long haft of wood was used to propel the barb, which detached itself when the object was hit. This course was followed u n t i l as many as a dozen or more floats were dragged by the whale; he soon became exhausted by the persistent attack of his enemies, and when that happened they approached and by repeated thrusts lanced h i m to death. The fresh blubber resembles pork i n colour and taste. Our servants preferred to eat i t r aw w i t h their dry venison. When f r i e d , it was very r i c h and oily. Needless to state that the Eskimos of the A r c t i c region are exceedingly fond of fat and o i l , and that d u r i n g the long winter season they consume f a r more of these necessary and cold- protecting foods than any other race on earth. On June 25, 1862, the tenth anniversary of his departure from Stornoway, Lewis, Scotland, the w r i t e r had his first near view of the ice- covered polar sea and of the bay named by S i r J o h n Richardson, i n 1826, after England's celebrated but hapless explorer, A d m i r a l S ir |
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