FOOTNOTES:

[A] Skis, pronounced shees.

[B] “Making a voyage” (Greenlandish) = secure a good cargo.

[C] Young bears are now regularly trained by the Eskimos for heavy sleigh work.

[D] The sea always looks black among or near the ice.—G. S.

[E] Raxed = stretched.

[F] Bield = shelter.

[G] Old-fashioned.

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