The New York herald., 1879-09-06

from hearsay. The third. Nu-targc-ark is man
of about forty-fve nifty years of age. from whom
we derived considerable valuable information. His
father many years ago opened cairn on the north
ern shore OF Washington Bay. in King William Land
and took from 1t a tin box containing piece OF
paper with some writing S on IT, ,ns Not TAR from r sns
which had been built by white men and
torn down by Inuirs. The cairn had been built
upon large fat stone which had the appearance of
having been dragged to its present location from
stony point by. The cairn itself was found to
Inuits that there was something buried beneat =
this stoue. 1t was very heavy, and as they had only
had never been able to overturn the stone. though
they had repeatedly tried. E-kee-seek who accom-
panies us rs hunter ana guide. knows the
exact location or this stone. and says he
can conduct directly to it. Lieutenant
Schwatka was much impressed with the state
ments made by Nu-tar-ge-ark. especially
his Intelligence and veracity we're tested by his
pointing out correctly upon the map the location
of cairns which he had seen including one at Cape
ersche built by Dease and Simpson in ls39 and the
boats whore McCiintock saw o boat with skeletons.
Both Hall and McChntock account for the fact OF
Captain Crozer and his men followed the shore ice
down and, dying there fell through into the water
geark however, says that there plenty Of bodies
lying upon the ground Oh King William Land
which would be invisible in winter from being COW
cred with snow. Though the bottom has lallen out
OF the theory upon which this expedition was
founded we all feel that will be able to accom-
plish great deal by spending sum-
mer upon tho land and making thorough
search when it Is possible to what Is upon the
ground Tho Inuits who have been selected to ac-
Company us are "Jere. who was with Hail on his
trip 1868. OF his wives and his son. koumana
E-kes-sesk r;Natchiili Joel. his W wife. child and
children; ''Esquimau Joe." who has married
Koumanas sister. will also take his wife. There
will, therefore, be four white men and thirteen
Inuits including women and children.
THE KrNxKpAroos.
At one time 1t appeared ~ If We would not be
able to get dogs enough for our teams but through
oh hnpr1 We M lred n
Der tor purpose. lkoinar has gone to Repulse
Bay to purchase dogs. and your correspondents made
a similar visit the land OF the Kinnepatoos, which
is about seventy miles west and north from Marble
Island I found them in gloos upon large lake
the western shore of Hudson Bay, and was the first
white man who had been there. Many of this tribe
had never seen white man before. but all
were exceedingly friendly. l foand that they
securing from them several hne animals by the ex-
change of ammunition tobacco and matches. which
are the staples OF trade with these people found
their igoos to be much larger and better built than
those of the Northern natives. The entrance would
usually be by narrow passageway excavated from
snow drift six eight Ieet below the surface and
perhaps twenty-five or thirty feet long. They had
no fires for heating the igoos. and, consequently.
that anything but pleasant. They use oil only
light, and in the depth of winter cook what
little food they do not eat raw with moss. AS APP
the village walking ahead my guides
who with the sled. 1t was getting late and We
endeavoring to trace the direction by following
the tracks the snow which covered the lake. but
a high wind, which was blowing from the north
had nearly obiterated all signs and rendered the
task difficult one. Presently, however. heard tho
barking of dogs and the voices of number OF chill
drcn, who soon appeared approaching over hill Oh
the right bank OF the lake. beyond which the village
was built. 1 hastoned toward them and shortly
conducted in:o igloo. where all the men
seated tailor fashion. around bones which showed
that justice had been dono to hearty rcpast
OF frozen deer meat. They extended a rude
but cordial welcome. and Hospitality inquired
II I hungry, but rs l had recently
eaten a quantity Of frozen salmon declined
further food. l had long ago learned TO relish
ish and meat which they call ''te pee.
and which civilized people denominato ''rotten."
when frozen 1t does not taste any worse than
kinds of cheese smell and is strong and wholesome
diet unless eaten III great quantities II forties tho
=, cold and shortly after eating
d healthy glow OF warmth to pervade the body even
in the coldest weather. l eat almost any
thing an EsquiInau can and almost mucn.
Though the weather during the four days OF my
journey out was intensely cold, the thermometer
ranging from 30 deirees to 10 degrees below zero
most OF the time, with u strong wind blowing,
lid not suffer with the cold except that my nose
and checks would occasionally freeze. In fact. IL
Lad no nose belikve could stand the cold nearly
AS well as ihe natives. Even they are constantly
freezing their noses aud checks. and there to
he no way avoiding this very dissg reeable con
tingency. 1 WAS with The kinnepatoos week. dur
ing which lived upon frozen meat and Ash and
joyed yself studying their habits and customs.
Every might they met in large gloo twenty -hve
feet in diameter at the base and twelve feet high,
where the men would play upon the ki-ow,y
while the women sang In unison. The XII
lowty IL a drum, made by stretching thin
deer skin over huge wooden hoop. with short
handle with his left hand and constantly turns 1t
while hc strikes 1t upon the wooden side alternately
with wooden drum stick shaped like potato
inasher. With each blow he bends his knees, and
though various degrees of skin In playing
have never yet learned to be critical 1 can only
see u difference in style Some dramatic, some
classical, some furious and others buffo. The song
IL monotonous, drawling wall. with which the
drumming has no sort OF connection. for 1t in
creascs and diminishes in rapidity according TO
tho pleasure or strength of the PLAYER. am sure a
concert such rs Witnessed nightly would cause