Cruise of the whaler Herman to the Arctic. The whaler at sea. Crew members eat walrus meat on board. They arrive at Indian Point. Native Eskimos arrive in large whale boats and come aboard the whaler. Captain Pedersen trades guns and other items for fur with the natives. Skin and fur from the trade on the ship deck. Eskimo natives are landed on the ice after the trade. The whaler leaves the port. Men in boats, pack purchases to be taken to the village. A native Eskimo is seen.