The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1880-06-18

women seemed not to occupy . position
subordinate to men. The children were
respectful, modest and what We would call
well raised (educatcd), though they had
received no real education whatever. All
were heathens
Want of time and knowledge OF their
language prevented Us obtaining view OF
their religious notions, II the gross super
stition to which they commit themselves
may be given that name. They are less
addicted to ardent spirits than their Tsch
congeners, for the retail traffic Of liquor on
the American side is not only strictly pro-
hibited, but prohibited 80 effectually that
the law is obeyed.
During our stay near the Tsch Peninsula,
my stock adapted to barter was very small.
There it was often difficult undertaking
to prevail on q Tsch to part with such
household truck as I coveted. Here l
found myself Q wealthy man with the rem
nants OF our winters outfit. availed my
self of this and obtained, by way OF ex-
change, beautiful, complete-iu fact, a
really choice collection of etbnographic
specimens. must mention, among these
beautiful cog .avings and carvings in bone,
several arrow heads aud o, her stone imple-
ments made Of species Of the nephrite
that is so strikingly like the we'll known ne
phrite from Alpine Asia that am inclined
to believe that these stone implements
came from that region.
ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THE HARBOUR
Was an old abandoned European or Amet-
lean train cookery (blubber press). Near
1t were two Esquimaux tsmbs. The boz
les bad been deposit ed on The ground with
out protection of ootiiu, but they were en-
closed within fence of tent posts driven
In the ground aud interlaced at the top.
Near the corpse lay Kajak boat, loaded
double barreled gun, several Other weap'
ons, clothes, flint, punk, snow shoes, drink
ing cup, serpent's carved in wood and Gu.
rious shaped images of animals. The lat
ter were seen In the tents also. In the rear
Of the two tents were set upon posts Of
four feet heighth painted birds in wood,
wings spread, all rudely carved. l attempt
cd In vain to procure these relics in exchange
for large piece OF gray felt, tender 10
barter for which bsfors could have put
chased almost anything.
As curious sample Of the inventive ge-
x;,,. ~ A ,nar;,apa in rho nav NJ al vertis-
ing their wares, I must mention that du-
ring our stay In the harbor, an Esquimaux
came on board and exhibited a printed slip
Of paper uoon which q commercial house
In San Francisco offered the "Sportiug
Gentlemen in Bshring Strait (Esquimaux)
its Extraordinary Sportsman's Shot,
A warm ocean current sweeps along the
northwest coast Of America, as another cur
rent sweeps northwest Of Europe; and 1t
carries with it climate gentler and milder
by fer than that on the adjacent Asiatic
side. Tree-vegetation, therefore, extends
In northwest America considerably north Of
Behring's Strait. while the whole Tschukt-
peninsula seems devoid Of forests. Near
Port Clarence, also, The coast region is de-
void OF forests, but few kilometres, only,
in the interior is dense growth of shrub
berry two feet high. Back Of the coast
mountains there are doubtless real forests.
On the whole, the vegetation ia prolific, and
met us In numerous forms either identical,
or of close afiuity, with plant varieties in
the north OF Scandinavia, among them the
Linea.
DR.. Kiellman thus bad valuable har-
vest here 10 comparison with The fora OF
the adjacent asa, and other boieal re-
giops.
DR.. AImquist. also, collected considers
BILE mai erial for the calculation of The lichen
fora Of the regior, hitherto, perhaps, to
tally unknown.
The biologists, on the contrary, obtained
but small retui0s. Notwithstanding the
luxurious vegetation 10 the region, the land
vertebrates seemed poorer in varieties than
in the northwest part Of Norway. or cole
optsra, for example, DOLLY score OF varie-
ties could DO Obtained, chiefly harpolides
and haphylides and of land and fresh
water molluscs, only seven or eight forms.
The bird fauna was also poor; and the
dredging Of the harbor, 10 consequence Of
the unfavorable condition OF the bottom,
brought only triaing number Of amin al
and alga varieties.
RETURN TO ASIA. 3. VA ,.t.aa
July 26th at O'Clock p. %. the Vega
again weighed ancbor-aod In beautiful
weather and mostly favorable VINO, steam
cd away toward SeujadIn Sound 10 55'
southwest Of Eist Cape, and which lies be-
tween some lager islands aud the Tsch-
ukt Peninsula. During the voyage, sound
ings and samples of water were taken every
fourth hour for the determination of the
saline and thermal properties aod degrees
at different depths. In addition dredging
or "trawliug" was made every eighth
hour, generally with extraordinary rich
yield.
Ii q map Of Siberia is consulted, 1t will
be found As have already indicated, that
Its coasts In most places make an even gen.
tie sweep, without ~ 10 Scandinavia, be-
ing iudented by deep fjords, or surround
cd by high mountains, and without, as on
the coast Of Norway, most Of Sweden and
Finland, by any "sks,goId." Tne only
exception IN this respect, is the southeast
extremity Of The Tschukt Peninsula. A