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a native dog the pet of the woman.
We soon put off and with all sail spread went along at a brisk rate soon over taking, the bidarkies and leaving them in the rear.
Upon this the dog transferred his allegiance to us and ran alongside for some distance always keeping as near as possible and in consequence kept in the soft mud along the waters edge which evidently tired him greatly and the little fellow would then swim to the opposite shore and try the mud there then return after a short distance.  Soon he commenced lagging behind and after a few desperate attempts

to keep alongside he placed himself on the bank and relieved his feelings by a mournful howl.
About sunset we reached our camping place at the mouth of a river about a mile beyond the canal called the kaguh-puk meaning [[strikethrough]]Island river? from an island about 8 miles from its mouth[[/strikethrough]]
Game was more plentiful here than we had yet seen it, the hoarse notes of numerous swans [[strikethrough]]was[[/strikethrough]]were heard from the lakes inland and ducks were more numerous.
And arctic fox Vulpes lagopus was seen at a distance and the abundance