 | 1815 - 670 lehte
...such a manner as to reflect the rays of the sun into it. The Esquimaux then lies down with his faee close to the northern aperture, beneath which the water is strongly illuminated by the sun beams entering at the southern. In his left band he hold* a red string with which he plays in the... | |
 | 1835 - 338 lehte
...hole, sloped in such a manner as to reflect the rays of the sun into it. The Esquimaux then lies down, with his face close to the northern aperture, beneath...right, a spear ready to strike them as they approach; and in this manner, they soon take as many asthey want. The trout on this coast are from twelve to... | |
 | 1835 - 352 lehte
...hole, sloped in such a manner as to reflect the rays of the sun into it. The Esquimaux then lies down, with his face close to the northern aperture, beneath...the sunbeams entering at the southern. In his left band he holds a red string, with which he plays in the water to allure the fish, and in his right,... | |
 | Thomas Chalmers - 1836 - 428 lehte
...hole, sloped in such a manner as to reflect the rays of the sun into it. The Esquimaux then lies down with his face close to the northern aperture, beneath...this manner they soon take as many as they want." — p. 28. At Nachvak they had frequent opportunities of converse with the natives, and we know of... | |
 | Thomas Chalmers - 1851 - 554 lehte
...hole, sloped in such a manner as to reflect the rays of the sun into it. The Esquimaux then lies down with his face close to the northern aperture, beneath...this manner they soon take as many as they want." — p. 28. At Nachvafc they had frequent opportunities of converse with the natives, and we know of... | |
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... northern hole they screen from the sun by a bank of snow about four feet in height, raised in a semi-circle round its southern edge, and form another similar bank on the north side of the southern hole, sloped in such a manner as to reflect the rays... 