The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1855-12-27

C0mno,i0r' kugvrs ola war like FAre II IN
diane al ~eai,ar hay, p'Ft @i the c4sisst'
co<,s, al Asa " 10 Sed Ia tle san kracts,o
Herald . hh account ri their eharnsw and
habit 1lsa Indians yi,ld NO sllegiAnne u
any trlga power, having never bern conqu, eSi
by tl,c Russians astpaah lacatni IN Rassias,
tlrg.io'1 and lheir i1a,R,erS and oalstn,na arr
,sscuial, thrir own. t'alike sayssyz In otls,
parts d ,'ic world, ,aos ore uaareiorlstioAlly
pru,ku7 aad anxioIs 70 ps'utaoiat' property r..
Having re ha1shSiFr * tho existence of Su
pry,pe Be,be als acknowledging uo aiiia5Btc
superior - animal instinct. tay aro witloat
slpereiiton snd head liir II hapy ignotsno'
oi al uiilEs uncoangctNi wlth ,hc prssst II
Is efaaiiy fefasrkAble nf is,ls apluiNui mae thai
in their social elatinas tlI = sfv Sow'gnssi "a =
ceyiAlu cAgcg. hy cosr>ete, TfincipNes NJ NOR
sli,y a regard 10 The sdnah Sex. the ,,,hsb'
iau's of Sc0ivan8 yiilsyr were yefg tsa.lahle
ard s,su,ei int.iucd To be on good tcsia1 wi,h
,le crew a i,r Niocemes; and tommaiarc
Roger, therefore dotcmNnsl 60 loayr party 10
make observations While he etWtaned b,s es,
plofaiiols Il. the Arctic Seas.
lin accordingly h!i twelve neu under com
maui og l4eat J VI brooke, and Ipm tia oE
Srystions ii nus yafty 4 Is ascertaiNd thA,
tl.c.c ludiaas deIsui en,,rly upon ,ha ch&sl
tor qabsisiebc, s,qniugly having bat litlt TASTE
Ur hsirc iW MXuli'a that might he obtained
from thc RHesiaus Elr valuable mfs, Their
principle article oi diet Is whales hu'h, which
thcy preserve for months by simply hir,ins II
"a thc frozga earth. They live IN colnmanii,cS
usually ,uasistng Of four uea a,d thrlt iaiaI
lies. snd having DO pans 81 Warming their
habi!ati0u. they ahsp IN hamfn chs ~ sufRciont
capao ity to accommodate '.hela isuly Their
government consists of two rii.cftaltis "a mtli
tary and eisii chief anu when tho weather
dos not permit II ihc thasc Ihe war chef es-
esrtia-s the mcu Ia various martial esercisas.
which are sad 90 ciosaJ resemble the outdoor
pcfforinAilc,e Of tit san F'ranessro lurl Neteis,
90cicty. 1he eScrciac j. d.enol necessary 80
health, and Keeps Tia mcn in condition for IN,
chasr
S,me ,tmarkable Instances u pedestrian lst
lornanoeT are related II tho.e Indians un one
1c,asiob party after a day u hard eNorCis,-A.
accomplished the distance ol uno aI,d half
,al - oy,r r. agh ground h eight minnt.y The
lrE al tlle u,cn Is made 20 III qatc dose. ard
they display good degree ~ TASTE Ia the fash
ion uf ih.ir at1ari 1llg war Aress is cttspo
posed 81 STRIPS Of whal b.ae asi lsyaH Of web
dYo4sl sk,Bs. Which nri klsictad with tl,e 80.
cvs oi anal sn,Gals lorusing coat of mad
quite iiBpfnetfahlt to az. arrow, tleii cniy aF
grvs'lse hDd tltfaai,, weapon. either Ia variar
OF hgut,ne They isfe y .segnlarly sksi.,sissl
snni,g CO. ,hs 5oad, hat place The hojbs Of
ic dead on tie safiatt Il The gJuubd aHl cover
tlpm with tones The vegetation in Oils bgh
norihrI4, f,giou Il exoslingiy sparse
MI. Wright. toe hotaG,si, has discoynr.j a
dwarf speeles 0f willow growing at au ave
reRe htight Of oee ard hsf inches. 4 eHi-
siderable quantity Vt thrae atrecs" was gath
erred ard eaton as salad. f>omn other species
oY "tiHllsf were fouhd. none 81 which. when
hii, growa, etcotdsd q ituhes 10 boight.
Tbs slareiiy oi fao il ,arhap, the oUly reason
Rhy the naiists eat thgf food raw, az they
ssin "a prefer thh' Wldeh has been cooked.
aai will expead mach time ard eSoTtiou ,o
procure f'R dry ahfntr With which 10 BALD
a Ire Then iayurile dish ia + stss Of green
btia und whale ,--,h
f.cltenait Brooke eadeayerfd a. euiightcu
theia indians lr regard to spiritual matters.
aad trioa by naay devices io awaken 10 the
mind ol She ,l3 chef some idaas regarding tlo
existence of AGpyenr iIeing the Greater u
the nn,yefse~ I'D anaiiy gacooei'4i although
not s,thoui haying e. overcome many ssfioas
obstacles presented ~ ihs beuigbted siate ~
the Iodian uind nc evidently became IL,
iercstcd Ia the conversation ~ Lieutenant
Brooke. Atd ose lay vbco hey hal been sit
ting = lotg tipe % afxamess upoa this Sab
,cct, thc savage exclaimed 80 tonC of yoioT
which sufficiently indicated The birth ola new
thoart scarcely dsfued thought. "tiood
mas cannot make what's I.ieltenafh Brooke
carefully laiiovee up hie mcthaal Of ifstrncliog
By simrlr lldsira'iops abd b,f5rc be- iefi Sen.
iyano be bad 'he satisfaction Of know ing that
iiis lAbnra 1p he BRAN ~ the old uliief b9d
not bcsg ,hrosn away IBese people sre ssi5
% 10 every vsy v5r'h3 Of be,ng made tbs
sabje,., u Missionary efr9rt - n s0n Jeunai