Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1911-03-24

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get nearer as there was no cover ana Hreo
at the bull and could see he was hit by the way
he staggered as he jumped up and tried to run.
The COW Jumped up also and stood still, broad
side on and when l fired at her l could near
the bullet strike very plainly. Though II ala
not knock her down, she seemed unable 10 run'
and another shot put her out of her misery
While still at this pond the two Eskimo hunt'
ers with whom Whitney started out chased
COW and calf on the run right past us. hlt inc
cow in the side at the third shot and the can
stonped and was killed by Of the Eskimo
We now had six caribou-a fair supply or
neat-and two extra men to help carry II H.
as the other party had had no luck. so lert
+bono IN bring in what they could and started
for camp alone On the way killed the Dlggest
bull of ALL He was alone on hillside ana
got within range without much d1nculy Whlt-
new was in camp and said he had seen no carl
hon and Norton came in couple OF hours later
tired and disguised, having shot calf.
Orr second attempt at walrus hunting IN
Whale sound was practically a failure, the
weather being unfavorable. The Erik was mead
ed for Etah, where we found the Roosevelt AT
Etah the shore rises abruptly on both sides OF
the harbor and the sharp, rocky hills were dot-
ted with Arctic hares They are white with
black-tipped ears all the year around and nave
extremely long and powerful hind legs, often
running along almost upright for considerable
distances They were very shy when we ar
rived, having been hunted for some days Dy
men from the Roosevelt.
During the ten days spent at Etah the Roose-
Welt was making ready for her dash northward
The two ships dashed together, transferred sup
plies, coal and the vilesmelling whale meat
which we had carried for so long aboard the
Erik Coal and provisions were landed and the
dav before the Roosevelt sailed was spent In
transferring some $50 dogs from an island
where they had been put ashore, to the Roose-
vet's deck.
Early in the afternoon OF the eighteenth OF
August the Roosevelt showed by signal that she
was ready to start north. At the time the Elk
was tied to the rocks, landing coal, and the
Roosevelt was anchored further up the bay. The
cantain Norton Whitney and | rowed over to
her and Commander Peary invited US into MS
cabin. where we drank glass of brandy to the
health of all on board and to the success OF the
expedition, shook hands with everyone we couIo
find amid the hustle and preparation OF starting
and rowed back to the Erik. whitney had oe-
cided to winter at Etah, and we left him there
on the twenty-frst dropping him astern in his
rowboat about an hours run out.
Here we were homeward bound and not o
sight had we had of the greatest and most de-
sired arctic game, the white bear. 1t was near
" a month later before we did see one. We
killed a few more walFus, arctic hares and
birds on our way south, visited the Greenland
Danish settlements at Upernavik, Disco and
Holstenberg and crossed Davis strait, striking
the coast on the west side near the mouth Of
Cumberland gulf.
On the twenty-second of September, off the
Labrador coast we ran into an iceberg, the
shock breaking open the old Erik pretty well
back to the pavement. Fortunately the damage
was about two feet above the water line; very
fortunately as none of the boats happened to
be in condition that would permit quick
launching The crash came about eight o'clock
on bright, starlight evening, with the northern
lights shifting across the sky and probably blot.
ting out the berg until it too late to escape
collision This accident seemed to take the life
right out of the old ship though she had with
stood SO many dangers in the past, and it was
a crippled old Erik with a badly smashed nose
that finally dropped anchor in Brigus harbor.