HE ESKIMOES 18
TWO ESKIMO GROUPS TAKEN AT NAIN 21
"GOD'S ACRE" 23
A BUSY WEEK AT NAIN 25
FROM NAIN TO OKAK 27
THE MOST PRIMITIVE STATION IN LABRADOR 30
WALKS IN THE NEIGHBOURHOOD OF OKAK 33
FROM OKAK TO RAMAH 34
"RAMARSUK" (NEAT LITTLE RAMAH) 35
AN ESKIMO VILLAGE 38
ON THE BEACH AT RAMAH 41
A FAITHFUL NATIVE HELPER 42
LEAVING RAMAH 43
SUNSET, MOONRISE AND AURORA BOREALIS 44
ARRIVAL AT HEBRON 45
THE VISITING MISSIONARIES' LEVEE 46
A SLEDGE DRIVE 47
MY LAST SUNDAY IN LABRADOR 51
MUSIC ON THE WATER 53
HOMEWARD BOUND 53
ILLUSTRATIONS.
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"THE HARMONY" 1
HOPEDALE 4
TITUS, NATIVE HELPER AT HOPEDALE 10
ESKIMO HOUSES 19
A GROUP OF WIDOWS AT NAIN 21
THE CHOIR AT NAIN 22
ICE AGROUND 29
RAMAH 36
TENTS AT RAMAH 37
AN ESKIMO IN HIS KAYAK 42
TRAVELLING IN LABRADOR 49
=LABRADOR=
Is an extensive triangular peninsula on the north-east coast of
British North America, Lat. 50 deg. to 62 deg. N., Lon. 56 deg. to 78 deg. W.; bounded
N. by Hudson's Straits, E. by the Atlantic, S.E. by the Strait of
Belle Isle, separating it from Newfoundland, S. by the Gulf and River
St. Lawrence and Canada, and W. by James' Bay and Hudson's Bay. Its
area is estimated at 420,000 sq. miles. The vast interior, inhabited
by a few wandering Nascopie Indians, is little known; the coast,
mainly but sparsely peopled by Eskimoes, is rugged, bleak and
desolate. Seals abound, and the sea is well stocked with cod and other
fish. The wild animals include deer (caribou), bears, wolves, foxes,
martens, and otters. The Eskimo dogs are tra
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