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Title: The Arctic whaleman; or, Winter in the Arctic Ocean: being a narrative of the wreck of the whale ship Citizen ..
Year: 1857 (1850s)
Authors: Holmes, Lewis
Subjects: Citizen (Ship : 1843-1849) Whaling Shipwrecks
Publisher: Boston, Wentworth
Contributing Library: Smithsonian Libraries
Digitizing Sponsor: Smithsonian Libraries

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rned, to another andlarger settlement, to inform the natives there thata company of shipwrecked mariners (raumkid*lins) had come, and wanted shelter. Accordingly next morning, ten or fifteen dogteams, with their drivers, made their appearance,having come from a settlement east of us for thepurpose of transporting us, with our effects, tonew and larger quarters. We arrived at this lat»ter place about four oclock in the afternoon, dis-tance about twenty miles. The captain, with two others, went directly tothe head man of the settlement, whose namewas Taunty, and made him understand, by signsand gestures, that they wished him to take careof the whole company. He readily assented to our request. He mani-fested a most kind and obliging disposition. Heshowed a degree of sympathy for us in our des-titute and dependent condition wholly unlookedfor, and altogether unexpected. Such accommo-dations as he and his people had were promptlyoffered to us. In this instance of cordial reception by the
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Native Costume. NINE MONTHS IN THE ARCTIC. 87 natives, the hand of a good and merciful Provi-dence can be easily discovered. What if, at thistime of our need, the natives had thrust us awayfrom their dwellings, and refused us shelter forthe night, or a protection from the storm ? or ifthey had exhibited towards us the spirit of hos-tility and war ? Augmented sufferings wouldhave been added to our otherwise unhappy lot.There would have been no escape for us fromthe arctic region. But we found friends whenwe most needed them. We were distributed among the natives in thefollowing manner : four men and one officer wereto constitute a company; and in this propor-tion we occupied our respective huts, lived withthe families, and shared in their accommoda-tions. Compared with the first settlement, where westopped for the first night in our travel, this onewas quite respectable, numbering twenty ormore huts. We had no intention of making this settle-ment a permanent resting place for the winte

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