GETTING RECRUITS When on August 1 the _Roosevelt_ steamed out from Cape York, she had on board several Eskimo families which we had picked up there and at Salvo Island.

We also had about one hundred dogs, bought from the Eskimos.
When I say "bought," I do not mean paid for with money, as these people have no money and no unit of value.

All exchange between them is based on the principle of pure barter.

For instance, if one Eskimo has a deerskin which he does not need, and another has something else, they exchange.

The Eskimos had dogs which we wanted, and we had many things which they wanted, such as lumber, knives and other cutlery, cooking utensils, ammunition, matches, et cetera.