The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1878-12-03

however, IS cOO8eO, t0Iee'IUuft0S O
their diet being
THE RAW FLESH
Of seah. A favorite dish Is fresl
blood mixed with the liquor in whicl
the meat is ''simmered." They hav
no vegetables whatever, living ex
clu-ively ON animal diet. The raw
flesh and fat thus become . preventive
Of scurvy. During the five month
that the Florence remained at An
nanatook, her officers and crew diete,
about the same as did the ratives. ant
not single case of sickness occurred
They had a medicine chest, but n,
doctor and no use for them. Tn,
only accident occurred to Mr.. Kun
lien, who while SHINING a dog which
had died ola species Of rabies peculiar
to the country. poisoned his hand Will
the virus, and suffered severely from
its effect. There was only one person
frozen, and that one not seriously.
is alike the occupation and the pas
time Of the race. The principal
object of chase is the zeal. Of which
they have several varieties. What
is known as the fur seal dues not exist
SO far north. The hisrid zeal. OF
florat of the whaiers. is the most
common. The large varieties. such
as the hooded seal. do not exist.
though remains of them are frequent.
" found. The seal is the chief de.
pendence of the natives. 1t furnishes
them food, clothing. light and heat.
In its capture, therefore. lies most Of
the industry Of the Esquimaux. From
the middle of March till the first Of
May. they hunt the young ones. In
this they use the dog-a large power
full breed, closely resembling the wolf.
once very numerous, but dying out
from the disease mentioned. The
dogs sagacity leads him to where.
through crack in the ice, the mother
seal has come up. and in . snug little
snow house. deposited her young one.
The snow is cut away, and the infant
Of a week is captured, skinned and
eaten. 1t is the greatest prize an
Esquimaux can secure. Their skin is
soft and white, and the flesh is con-
sidered a great delicacy. In the
winter the old seals are hunted on the
ice. A breathing hole" is found.
and the native, near at hand, watches
till the animal comes up to breathe.
when he is harpooned. On sunny
laws, when they are found ON the
surface. the skillful hunter. lying fat
,n his face, initiating the motions of
he seal, is enabled to get close enough
10 strike him with his lance.
THE REINDEER
s the other animal of importance.
Bears are not found 80 far north as
Cumberland, nor any fur-bearing
luadruped except q species Of martin.
There are a few hares, wolves. and
axes. but they do not form an i'm
'ortant part Of the native economy.
The reindeers are found at some
distance from the coast, and exist in
'ery great numbers. A party leaves
he settlement for an inland trip. up
ore jor,l, and advances until the fat
ountry is reached. where they make
n encampment and remain from four
o six weeks. They shoot the game
nth bows. made from the antler of
he deer, each weapon constructed OF
hree pieces. They are very elastic
nd strong. The cord is a sinew, and
he arrows are wood tipped with horn
nd feathered. A few have now 60,
re-arms. but it will be a disastrous |
ay for them when supplied with guns
nd ammunition. for the E-quimaux !
al incorrigible "pot-hnn:er." He i
ills recklessly everything possible.
18th no regard to his necessities. and
'ould soon exterminate the game if
e had the means. When the hunt is
yer they conceal the vension in a
one cache. They return and con-
ey it home with their dogs and
edges. their only means of transpor-
liion.
KE:NEDY LAKE,
large body of fresh water. in the
.ntre of the island, with an outlet to
'e sea both east and vest, was one of
,e many interesting pisces visited BY
r.. kuml,en. He found it to abound
salmon and trout. and immense
lantities of aquatic fowls. 1t has
any islands, and is remarkable for ,
ssils. A peculiar feature Of it is the
ct that it contains many seals, pre-
.ely the same in variety as those ,
the salt water. Among ,
e waterfowls. geese, are SO abundant
at the natives, at certain seasons.
n surround and drive them in large /,
cks. These birds all migrate in the :
inter-. The party also visited other :
rtions Of the island, for the geog. ,
ply of which the reader is referred ,
the map, and in some of these ex. I
rsions found evidences of the pre- !,
BUS presence of white men. At one :
ne they had penetrated to within a =
ort distance of where, IN the OPP
site side Of Fox Channel, Sir John o.
anklin is supposed to ha re died.
THEY LEFT CUMBERLAND II
the 18th of July last. and forged q
.ir way through the cracked ice into =,
Wis straits, and stood for the coast u
Greenland, waking the harlor VI a. q
Disko island. $50 miles, !"
the 3lst They had on board six h
n Esquimanx. thirty dogs. and II
It quantity of fur clothing. sledge. ~
re, and everything needed FIR ;,
q and Derilous VOYAGE. or for the =,