Description
Olnik was brought to Dundee by Captain Adams of the Arctic whaler in November 1876. He gave kayaking demonstrations at Victoria Dock, Dundee, and visited sites of interest around the city, including the Camperdown Linen Works. With “perfect composedness of demeanour, but with manifest interest,” he “viewed the different processes brought under his notice.” The following month, he and Captain Adams travelled to London, where Olnik was hosted by the Lord Mayor, Dinéd with the Prince of Wales, and also attended a meeting of the Geographical Society. He returned home in the spring of 1877 on the Arctic with Captain Adams.
Bibliographic sources
“Arrival of an Esqu*maux in Dundee,” Edinburgh Evening News, 4 November 1876, 2; “Visit of the Esqu*maux Chief to Camperdown Linen Works,” Dundee Courier, 28 November 1876, 4; “The Esqu*maux Chief in Dundee,” St Andrews Gazette, 2 December 1876, 4; “The Esqu*maux Chief in London,” Edinburgh Evening News, 12 December 1876, 3.