This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1904 edition. Excerpt: ...met a herd of polar oxen, the encounter with which Baumann describes as follows: --'It was the spring of 1901, May 1. We were two together on a sledge-journey for the purpose of mapping some of the fjords on the west side of King Oscar Land. It was nearly four in the afternoon, and, as we had driven some ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1904 edition. Excerpt: ...met a herd of polar oxen, the encounter with which Baumann describes as follows: --'It was the spring of 1901, May 1. We were two together on a sledge-journey for the purpose of mapping some of the fjords on the west side of King Oscar Land. It was nearly four in the afternoon, and, as we had driven some twenty-five miles in the course of the day, I thought that was enough, but as we were in rather good game country, I first drove up on to the ridge of a hill and had a good look round with the glasses. On a bare ridge, about two miles away, I saw two reindeer, and farther away, perhaps as far again, but in about the same direction, were four polar oxen. On seeing this we at once drove down into the hollow of a valley and made out the plan of campaign. Put shortly, it was as follows: --'First of all' I was to try and stalk the reindeer; but, as the ground was exceedingly open, there was little probability of my coining within range. We therefore agreed that I should proceed by way of the ridge of a hill, and fire off a signal shot if the reindeer made off; my companion was then to take with him the three best hunting dogs, namely, " Gulen," "Moses," and "Silla," and join me, and we would then start together for the oxen. My companion had never before been polar-ox shooting. 'Matters went as I expected: the reindeer made off long before I was within range. I fired a shot from the top of the hill, and heard from the dogs that my signal had been observed, so then I plodded up to the place where I had last seen the oxen. A while afterwards I saw my companion with the dogs, and went a little slower, so that he might catch me up; but I need not have done this, as he had not gone far before he came to the conclusion it was not...
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