New-York tribune., 1880-10-06

fringes The dingy leaves told of entries made by
the dim light of an EsQumaux lamp but the VIII
ing was clear and distinct throughout
I'VE we've encouraged" Lieutenant Schwatke cor
tnued, "by coming across some rclhdTtr
April O. and IaoooSn done one ono,bsr Gr Snk killed M
one This was reassurng as to the prospect or ioou
and so long as could get plenty or fresh meat meat
there was no danger % scurvy In traFelling
everything was taken on the scds instead of using
pirtage that is sending n part OF the load ahead
with the men and following with the resi-.
when gong down h,il. Some hills that
we came to were so steep ihat We WcIo
Obliged to lower the sled4. When the temperature
was low these sleds very easily. We threw wafer
over the runners, which frOze. and made surface
Of ice over the wbaebone. AT night we punt itte
huts or goes of ice. banked with snow the open
ing or door being very small. in one corner was
our fire. which was n rather peculiar one. Iehl
spherical stone lamp WAS used, containing on and
bits of moss, and little fires we're ont around aha t
on the sides. If it became so warm IN the
hut that the SNOW melted and drpped ana
the air became too close, we made a small noe
through the top. This hole was also convenient
sometimes to fire the Cos;on siguas through when
the wolves came around at night. We used deer
skins and seal skins for protection at night. some
had dcerskin bags that they could crawl INTO, ana
be perfectly snug.
COMFORT At NIGHT
The nights as u rule w re very comfortable,
but it was unpleasant awakng III
the morning TO find ones stockings, that had
become wet on the preWons day, frozen hard
and stiff. The wo.ves annoyed us somewhat,
both from their noise and account of our fears
that they would attack the dogs The EsqumauX
have a pleasant way of killing them. They take a
sharp pointed piece of whaiebOne, tie IT up
with sincws and smear the whole with OIL or put
blubber around it and lett freeze. The wolf swal-
,uyS the unp. The slneWs gradually become re-
laxed and partially dgcsed, aud the wnaeOuhe'
s.ringng out, picr,es the entr,uls oi The animal.
fhe lnuits VINO accom- med IL Of the greatest
In slIp rel
muSk-oXen and mnumcIabic Seais, Wafu@es ara
other animals. In walrus hunting lt l. impossible
10 ct the animals when the wind IS blowing the
ice OH shore But when the Tldd brings tnc Ice IN
shore the WGlrusc- come IN, ana climb up on CAKES
OF ice. linen the LsqUmauX crawl over the mum
mOcts until thty near cuOGEn To throw the mar
poon. This coli oi line on the arm. ana tHey let
II ont tlrougn their Enthusiastically oare-When
the animal pllnges into the wafer. H. may taAe
two three hrusts, but at last the game - haUed
On the zee and the nuCter rewards himself WIth
drink Oi warm ID .Ori.
:" When an Esq finds a slight, rounded
elevation in he lCc WIth LITTLE opening ne Knows
u t. e a seal-hOlc and he stations hlnselt beside
il with his harpJon ready IN one hand and
his coil of line around his neck. AheT
a lime he hears a 'whaw-N NhcW-W' underneath
the ice. When this Is repeated, he pungcs down
the narpo0l. whcu usually strikes TIE sears head
The Gsqu,mau being sif'n-ot tnln N S.ll' we
unfortunate brute, aItet running with the Inc 1oi
while, Is pulled up through hOic cut IN Jhe ICE.
Every part OF tue reindeer, walus and seal
l. used by tie ESquimauX. They even ca5 the
contents of the Te udceTs stomach. ANA ihe
entrails OF all are utilized Ihe flesh ana
DiubEer are sonnet mes cateh raw ana sometime
cooAtd. ihe EsqdmduN with us iI'led great
deal o. game ana tnc very dogs helped Us ~ huI-
ryIng forward when the.e was prospect OF 8cttihg
any, fog they are always hungry.
An ADVENTURE or HAYES RIVER.
"Nothng especially eventful happened until May
16 We had been travelling along Hayes River.
when we met party of OOkjOohKs, only two Of
whom had ever seen white men before. They drew
UP their bows and were ready 10 shoot, but
we pacfed them by friendly gestures.
have an entry in my notebook about talk with
one Of them. Here ii Is: ,c ,,-o
To-day had a talk with GknnciEpatook, m Old man,
in regard 10 the lost Erebus and Terror \ long ume
Opc lust below the Ddngrfou, Rapids near The mouth
of Backs RIVER he saw one boat Win vAite men
sGoak sDt"s HANDS vita The Inults, and tie Inuits
rubbed me rcts oics cfr Sn hsn' Of fnends TneIe
The next time he saw a white a dead one in
large I.p Il Grant Point. Ihc BODY was a bunk
eide the rHIp in the back TT The snip haJ TOUR Dig
stIcas one pointing and the others sta. ding nv
on the mainland Smith Point ana Grant Point be
saw the tracks OF we men,nnd judged they were nunt-
ing for deer. The commanders name as nearly a. he
opIv iLientenant Back. lie thnKs
these wllte lived his snip until fall and thtn
moved Il the mainland Tney One Inuits did not un
der4tnd how To get INTO the ship so they brohe hoo
rner the ship They went al through inc snip and
found cans meat, empty casks chains spoons KNIVES
ana foTke TIA plates aud china plates. Tney also saw
books which they did not take.
Peronat found "a rock monument on the northeast
point oi Montreal Island eona DlnEa par OF scssoi
acknile lnd fish Looks. he is now about forty years
Of e. He two boats wien O., tonlnG down B'cks
RIVER One had eiaat men ne Ola no sec tot Ln'42Ir M
III the other. T1iS party came bacd Inc same way lie
tnnKs that they made tne earn.
Ig-ku-ne-Iik never saw any monument near where
THE JOURNEY CONTINUED.
We then continued to Cape Barclay and crossed
the Backs River, the position OF which has been
wrongly laid down in the Admiralty charts. We
searched for the carn described 10y PerOnat prob
ably erected by DR.. Rae but were unable to ind IT,
Then have this entry in my notebook:
Jupe 1-Remaned over ana had a talk with several Of
the Netcrilks. ScO-tightchun. ab ut ffty five years
agc, he never saw anv OF CiWeTs patty allyc.
He "a NUMBER OF skeletons nsar small boat not lar
ir, here ,io locates This place as the second cIEe
found great many lutte things There 10 n0ihhg ieit
oi Ia" boat now There was DumOer OF Wache0
ould and OF some srt near the boat He thinks
AZ 1:l5 D. IN. started with Se-o-;isnt chung ard Too
FrtGiIn's Inen persisted. Everything under
aid spot marked 50 s 10 be visited wheh tn
wa. seen ana place where thlnk the while men
had TENT where they mad built three canoes, we're
located Bought sOue uhiiupof'ahl iIaDAl" rents VI
the natives. ~,
June About a. 10. a largo party OF Net
five rooplc came INTO camp Ah-lang-nyucn. a woman
age hfty-ive, says rbo "a" CroAer's party on
N.-
Hcrscnei. There were three men and three womon IN
Inc Inut party. IhJrc ton wnIte men dragging
bDat Wtlcl was on ii sled These al she
rley were ca the ice, Tue women AT first we're AFRAID
and ONLY the n.l went forward They remained VITA
men stayed III the bott ana mar n
"A toni on tEo Lind. she didnI
see that I'll they hqd anything to eat Tae butts e.nshi
several seals that were divided WITH the mon. Ono Of
them gave her husband chCppIngknife. Iney started
together 7stWad tut the ice was very lUtten the
Iuutts hurried on ~ they were afraid OF not getting
across on ,he maitland before u broke mp. That
I he idetI
wurl out. Their mouths were dry, bleeding and hucS
They were wearing Wnite mch's 0lOJLIuS ana mad 70
.i,d of fur clothing. 1ntre ono wnito man, IN
otoer called " AhglOOk-taK," and another "TCOlOO-
way"
One maa wa. called DoctoOk." Toc-.oo-wuY" was
a tlle older Than nOs: % them Hs had large bi OK
beard mixed with gray. He was also OG. broad III
An-QoOltak" was little sinister ana yOuBCrr. with
a rcsiisn Drown beard. "Doc-toOk" was IA corpulcHt
man Of low stature with long red beard. IhO ncxt
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