Word: eskimoes
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...exploration are extremely invaluable from a scientific point of view and the story of his career is a thrilling one. His interest in the North is derived from the fact that his father, a fisherman, made yearly trips to the Arctic after halibut and brought back to his children Eskimo toys and implements Peary became interested in young MacMillan through hearing that he had rescued ten people from drowning in Casco Bay, and some time later invited him to join an expedition to the North. It was on this trip that Peary reached the North Pole...
...Tell It to an Eskimo...
...would be detailed to go ashore to a fresh water pond, which we had discovered, and secure 20 gallons of water. Other members of the crew would take walks along the coasts or pay calls on the two Eskimo encampments which were nearby...
...McMillan praised the character of the Eskimo race. "Although they are very primitive", he said, "they are unusually helpful on an expedition and excellent and intelligent company...
...story of the first party, whose four men all perished, has often been told. Last year's relief expedition, headed by Harold Noice, brought back only the Eskimo woman, Ada Blackjack. It left on the island Charles Wells and 13 Eskimos. Nothing has been heard from them since, and Lomen will discover whether they have survived or whether they met the fate of the first luckless colonists. Besides this altruistic motive, Lomen has the inducement of obtaining Stefansson's share in the Wells party's fur catch. A trip to Australia prevents Stefansson from going himself...