Publisher's Synopsis
Excerpt from The Dial, Vol. 27: July 1 to December 16, 1899
Mr. Jackson had much experience with bears and walrus, and mentions some observations Of interest, for instance, of a walrus lying on his back, digging through the ice with his tusks. Ponies were found useful in the sledge jour neys, and one pony even learned to eat bear meat with relish. The scientific results of the expedition were considerable, and to some ex tent are embodied in the appendices. The maps are good, the photographic illustrations Only fair.
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