New-York tribune., 1901-09-29

the trap. Casting prudence to the wind he finally
enters and pulls at the bait: the loop slips from
the projecting spur; the line released from it's hold
longer uphods the trapdooT in front, which
fails and closes the entrance, being held In posi-
tion by upright stones between which IL slides
The fox then has to wait Till the owner OF the trap
comes and releases him.
Besides the two foxes, saw several snow bunt-
ings and few tiny gnats; otherwise the plateau
was devoid of life. The streams running westward
from the ice cap lned with patches OF moss or
beautiful velvety appearance handsome brown
when alive, soft black when dead. a fine hcheu.
green above, pink below, completes the 'hora' Of
the plateau
This scarcity OF life the plateau is In marked
contrast with the exuberance OF life on the slopes
below Near my tent was patch Uf fat green
grass. a foot and more in height. which could
readily have been cut with the scythe. Such
patches DOT entire southern face OF the as
well the western. herd o. say ten to
fifteen goats could easily hnd food there from the
Reindeer used to exist there but the natives have
killed them off. Within Ave minutes walk were
could be heard all day. Thesravens metallic note
lhis love GaD rang from ahe & r9Gks anose % n 5me max
head, and then alighting on ridge just west
tents. On the day the Esqumaus moved away
some twenty or thirty of these birds swooped
these, however. were insignificant in number com
pared to the little auks. the akpadahsus of The
Though Cape York is by no means their favorie
be reckoned by hundreds OF thousands. From the
end of May to the end Of August their ceaseless
farm such, in fact it is to the Esquimaus The
th beeR by S Rn % for ths s
time il fails not TO strike one as an extraordinary
om It not FOR Foolish habit they
have Of flying IN large hocks. close TO the ground,
Where thev started Keeping np this circular move,
81 certain conditions
weather. This exercise, probably mere sport. is
destruction Seated at point where the birds are
apt to pass most frequently and closest to the
fastened to circular hoop about eighteen inches
In MoeSe kand some @ Ha ten fefHsy ong on hn
On e Gh 5de Of daa h% he he built little Ta 9S
vlte the birds to settle on them; This IS called
low possible the net thrust forward and resting
on the ground flock cf birds approaches; at the
path of the victim selected; IT is entanged in the
drawn in the net; he twists the poor creatures S
wings one above the other presses It's heart for a
little chirp its life is ended s only so much
| repeatedly seen man or even boy catch about
one hundred birds an hour. ! tried II at Cape
Two weeks ago tried it on Hakluyt Island and
caught four in half an hour. and let them CO. The
EsauImaTs often talk Of catching the birds Win the
closely alike to kaglun that / am not certain
whether there is real difference Supposing them
TO be Identical invite the readers admiration for
the deep philosophy which defines dmple as IA
net TO catch unwary birds"
But / must hasten to a conclusion this paper
will be ready before the Erik leaves. 1t may
ina gined that my thoughts. many times day.
| turned TO Pearys steamer that to carry me
| back TO Cape Sabine. Like Alexander Ypsilanti:
| AN des Mittags Horizontehng sein Auge unver-
wandt"
During part OF June and July, Melville Bay was
toerably free from Ice. but later IL gener-
ally filled with dense pack through which Il
ships progress would be abOrious. Fog shut out
| the sight OF land and for days together. and
| the ship might perhaps slip past such Il
| sion and then not find II worth while to return.
| Finally not absolutely sure whether she had
| instructions to touch at Cape York About August
10 / gave up the hope OF seeing her. and began to
negotiate with the natives about sledging North.
They declared it to be impossible to overland by
way of the Ice cap TO Etah the furthest they could
| go that way Umana, in Wostenholme Sound
| North Star Bay). Kayota promised to take me
| TO Cape Sabine the ice ht which
| would be when the sun nearly gone about
| the middle of October.
| fast asleep In my tent August II, when
| Kayota woke with the information that the
| steamer had arrived and that Mrs. Peary and her
| daughter Marie board AS | walked out
| of the tent. the was just coming around
| the eastern corner When abreast of the cape a
| boat sent ashore and 1 aboard. To
] vsioned for two years, expected to return south