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Thus wrote the disciple of Odin and Thor: PART TWO. THUS WROTE THE DISCIPLE OF ODIN AND THOR AND
ly. The remains of mammoths are so abundant that, as Gratacap says, 'the northern islands of Siberia seem built up of crowded bones.' Another scientific writer, speaking of the islands of New Siberia, northward of the mouth of the River Lena, uses this language: 'Large quantities of ivory are dug out of the ground every year. Indeed, some of the islands are believed to be nothing but an accumulation of drift-timber and the bodies of mammoths and other antediluvian animals frozen together.' From this we may infer that, during the years that have elapsed since the Russian conquest of Siberia, useful tusks from more than twenty thousand mammoths have been collected." But now for the story of Olaf Jansen. I give it in detail, as set down by himself in manuscript, and woven into the tale, just as he placed them, are certain quotations from recent works on Arctic exploration, showing how carefully the old Norseman compared with his own experiences those of other voyagers to the frozen North. ARTERS OF SUPPLY THE REMAINS OF MAMMOTHS ARE SO ABUNDANT THAT AS GRATA CAPP SAYS THE NORTHERN ISLANDS OF SIBERIA SEEM BUILT UP OF CROWDED BONES ANOTHER SCIENTIFIC WRITER SPEAKING OF THE ISLANDS OF NEW SIBERIA NORTHWARD OF THE MOUTH OF THE RIVER LINA USES THIS LANGUAGE QUOTE LARGE QUANTITIES OF IVORY ARE DUG OUT OF THE GROUND EVERY YEAR INDEED SOME OF THE ISLANDS ARE BELIEVED TO BE NOTHING BUT AN ACCUMULATION OF DIRT TIMBER AND THE BODIES OF MAMMOTHS AND OTHER ANTEDILUVIAN ANIMALS FROZEN TOGETHER FROM THIS WE MAY INFER THAT DURING THE YEARS THAT HAVE ELAPSED SINCE THE RUSSIAN CONQUEST OF SIBERIA USEFUL TUSKS FROM MORE THAN TWENTY THOUSAND MAMMOTHS HAVE BEEN COLLECTED UNQUOTE BUT NOW FOR THE STORY OF OLAF CHANCE I GIVE IT IN DETAIL I SET DOWN BY MYSELF IN MANUSCRIPT AND WOVEN INTO THE TALE JUST AS HE PLACED THEM ARE CERTAIN QUOTATIONS FROM RECENT WORKS ON ARCTIC EXPLORATION SHOWING HOW CAREFULLY THE OLD NORSEMAN COMPARED WITH HIS OWN EXPERIENCES THOSE OF OTHER VOYAGES TO THE FROZEN NORTH
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