Esquimau
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We pushed on for thirty miles, past several little native villages, until we came to Whaleback, a village part Esquimau and part Indian.
From Ten Thousand Miles with a Dog Sled A Narrative of Winter Travel in Interior Alaska by Stuck, Hudson
At the increase in noise,—the Esquimau adding his yells to the cracks of the weapons,—one after another of the bears turned and commenced to run away.
From First at the North Pole Two Boys in the Arctic Circle by Stratemeyer, Edward
It resembled an Esquimau kayak, being low and narrow and decked all over, except for a narrow space in the middle.
From Harper's Round Table, August 20, 1895 by Various
Morton was supported by a sledge party of four men, who reached Humboldt glacier after ten days’ travel, and were here joined by Esquimau Hans with a dog-sledge.
From Explorers and Travellers by Greely, Adolphus W.
All at once I caught sight of another object on the ice a little to the right of the Esquimau.
From Golden Days for Boys and Girls Volume XIII, No. 51: November 12, 1892 by Elverson, James
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