Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-04-18

s..~u,.rd n,aced n II was useless to try to
oct nearer as there was no cover. and nreo
At tbe bull and could see he was hit by the way
he staggered as he jumped up and tried 10 run
The cow jumped up also and stood stu. oroau-
side on. and when fired at her could near
the bullet strike very plainly. Ihougn II uiu
not knock her down, she seemed unapie 70 iun'
md another shot put her out of her misery.
while still at this pond the two Eskimo hunt
ara with whom Whitney started out chased
cow and calf on the run right past u.s. ! nit the
COW IN the side at the third shot and the caA
stonned and was killed by one of the Eskimo.
We now had six caribou-a fair supply OF
,naat-and two extra men to help carry IT IN
as the other party had had no luck. So LETT
them 10 bring In what they could and started
for camp alone. On the way killed the pieges.
bull Of ALL He was alone on hillside anu :
got within range without much dimcuity. "hi.
ney was in camp and said he had seen no cart
bou and Norton came in a couple OF hours later
tired and disgusted, having shot a calf.
Our second attempt at walrus hunting IN
whale sound was practically failure, the
weather being unfavorable. The Erik was head
Cd for Etah. where we found the Roosevelt Al
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 ana nave
extremely long and powerful hind legs. onen
running along almost upright for consioeraoie
distances. They were very shy when we ar
rived, having been hunted for some DAYS ~
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 vile-smelling whale meat,
which we had carried for so long aboard the
Erik Coal and provisions were landed and the
day before the Roosevelt sailed was spent IN
transferring some ESQ 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 Eris
was tied to the rocks, landing coal. and the
Roosevelt was anchored further up the bay The
cartain. Norton Whitney and ] rowed over to
her and Commander Peary invited us into his
cabin where we drank glass OF brandy to ths
health OF all on board and to the success OF the
expedition, shook hands with everyone we could
find amid the hustle and preparation OF starting
and rowed back to the Erik. Whitney had de
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
sight had we had OF the greatest and most de
sired arcUc BAmes the Wuitc beote - 49, 49,
" month later before we did see one. we
killed few more walrus 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 o.
Cumberland gulf.
On the twenty-second Of September, OF thu
Labrador coast, we ran into an iceberg, thu
shock breaking open the old Erik pretty wei
back to the pavement. Fortunately the damag'
was about two feet above the water line; yer,
fortunately. as none OF the boats happened Z
be In condition that would permit quicl
launching The crash came about eight o'clocl
on bright. starlight evening" with the northern
lights shifting across the sky and probably blot
ting out the berg until IL was too late to escape
collision This accident seemed to take the III
right out Of the old ship. though she had with
stood SO many dangers in the past. and It wal
a crippled old Erik with badly smashed nos'
that finally dropped anchor in Brigus harbor.