, 1880-07-17

THE NORTHERN SIBERIANS.
Sketcltcd by Lieut.. PoInnder OF the
VEGA,

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'A''e" "s "',... 49,. 'oes ~ '"0
THE nottxcs ,nbah,tlur tbe coost ~ s;,,e,ta
between cnpe sI,elngskol and the sonthor,
lnrt Of I}ehring Strait aro called TchnklctES.
Their number is esttnutetl TO be nbout 3,ooo.
ahG.un.hE hoinadle t9toe cal1eu tl'e Ae'n
tennhtcm,s. ,.,, "A'n au"sls' " keepihR re'ueer
herds. These forl1, link between their
brctllern OIL the coast and tho lnlnrd tribes
Of Siberia, to tho latter of whom they dis
.Is, p"Js ~ ,.Ia nt.,,, ,,,,s % '" ,tt ,,' %l.
walrtls hltes, "alfus tegtll, ETC.. which tley
receive from tl,e eo,,ntry population III e.
tIon i've in ytltnges numbering from, tj,reo % to
t,.n,,t,. ,ont. .,,ro.L c,rt i'm nt,ast ~ ,,nsr
tue shore MS possible. aud Ut n few niles Ills
Thc tent Of tlc coust Tclr,ktchis consists
of ,,on,,ior ami n,ovnrtv c,,,,utr,,nio, frn,,.,
y. " .n' ,,...,., 49,, ,.,,'iai' T.. 1,.,.,
or wpoa, t,fe mA'el.ma 'or Wli'e'i II oolh1'r'l
frUH urlttlOgs, WIN winch tho Sllnfe h
plcntlfn1ly strewcd. This IL coverctg with IT
humber Of arai and walrus hides carefully
snw,, Do tovetcr m @ I'm lns,,ls III" t.'is % a,m VIII
before the entrance, is q smaller cubEforn
sleeping chamber, During tic enid season
| It is heated by blubtrr-iuulps. Eyel. during
is 50 healed tint the natives who occupy It,
without distinction Of sex Or age. lie nlnlost
nude. The dimensions Of tic tent depend
,lwil tho number Of tic fatnlly, Iii each
irut generally iwells only Dilo family, In
wlIch are Included tic sistcrs ind brottera
nt lhu lnnrried couple bctoro they settlo for
IIo Tcliktchts, the children OF nature In
| tfn Arctie rrri0i,s. fnsfrre,l n,nn,lr Ice.
snow, nild coli, fanliEiarized with h'nody
Etenes III the seal, whale, anil wnlrus hunt,
nrt, Notwithstanding, guod-naturpti, friend
| IL. h,,st,itnbt.. Aid i,lust nctlt,le. Altholleh
lie VrEN during thc loIlg winter wns daily
ok KEW two Z Or thres occasfoi,s tint ttcy vera vera
| f.3nnd rui],v ri dfshonestly nppronrfatlnr
unwilling, and these tlefts were uf tic most
triiling description
ure. njthu,gil i.iuong G,elil ist!r bc fo,i,,l
,myfcct Eia,its: Ms, for iusta1,cG, n woman
w1Itnl We INV Six feet three Inches tniI.
TLeir complexion is sallow. tho mems being
] raslunalIy. However, one oiia may W see, espccialiy
aMnng iile women, /, complication Is fair
n!iii clear. rs ttat IF the inhabitants Of
Northern EUROPE; The eyss W, are b!HSk, b!!HHSk, and
which IL cnnl hlack, Is worn by tho men cut
nuItn sMort, Willis tie women allow it 10
sruw freely, part It in tho inltIde OF the
ni cen ius!,es @ long, wllicl. l!anF dow, at saeh
MD CIT ncrosy which covers llff Of the fore
no s ian fo f ss ta s!'qs alo O'6 x qG nd
leud. This tuft Is worn, SO fur Us / could
learn, oniy by tic chiefs
Their clotiing Is ,nade princtpally Of rein
4sE Sk a1 I eS1sss Ses Wi t esp c %f ItSe at e
III iilst; stltlIcl.lit for tic henI 70 bass
tnro,i3sS. tn ill., In atiaItlu, t.,s men have tlght-
iittins trousers, u rrIlnlcer skin, which tlre
tt ~ ~ ~ ,,,tt .of.a ~ ,wnirt," I,t.in ria
,ynn ,,w e1"t a1sn % wrar trosnrs' lit tj,nse ara
w!ie. en,llny iMneda:ttly below tle knee.
Don,I IN the outcr clothng th,, ,,alry side of tho
skt,, il uiwnys to tl,9 exterior: l,ut, on tic
contrary, ti,a hairy sitla. OF those articles
Worn next to thu body. during t!!o cold season
rn1nIcersl,in and nd mittclis of tie sav u'i m,,- H.
tit' tiey defy n any kina Of wcati,er. often 70
; v' VAR" c6ti. they S,lrsue thelr staI.1lshing
Milcs hS ii a%ay fron 2 tlm siorcs without aiiy
hs wspo',s muse e '' ef1shif@ % @ Gosst III, o2 Of
1s S s ks e GIt sns ss se pf for Of eaens s Ss.
,, TIle TI iron fur tiu arrow mid spcur LEADS Is
In Their barterine transactions. Tl,uy
timnssjvcs haye ilo Iron ut theis ct,.n-
, 1nn1,si, nor My knowledge Of lis workings.
70 their hunting inplcments belong ti.o
ui s.mf.j,i.i,,. nettsI with three inch nes.
Witn tjcsu liz yo,illg seals, which form
tl,eIt princE1,ai food, grb caught. The net Ii
sxien.ieI between two blocks Vi Ice, md tha
sSnis set emtunEletl in its 1neses, aid 80 BE-
!. rnM,,. Mt, e,lsy prev to the hunters. Their
,, .us-s -sle.lres. whfcll nre constructed of thin
.. pieces | uf Wood tied together with strips Of
sv;tI, nn,, ~ IRA - s,'!x,arlv luht.
, Their ,.Ddo Of conveyance 1y sga is the
/ kninE. or t|,a i large bont.n ThD kajak,
mM}tn n} s,r,ilur to thu Greenland kajaE, Is coy:
I sr"I wiil, ssni.I .Itde: it orIy carries oI,o man
viz MI" urni,cis it by ilca,ls OF q common knjnE
nr ~ nn,l,li ina tsinr9e bont. which 1Isc
i ,.u,nm,,i"s @ lin. 1nnt t,se III Greenland undci
!. tnu - % iial,lu Ut tlls '.women's bont," is u,
+ ~ ,'I !, " tem ,,c,I' Will common oars oi
n imor,ins. This bont IN CONSTRUCTED OF n thkl
; hIn.. II i,"a n dnts f,tnm,. frTn which 1t,
/ sI,[es pro}eut Ut rlgit angles. Its carrying
!. sn,McItv IL very xrent. | hnye seen sucF
!. Mpc,y p... l.. ,,is,, H. i,;t ', ss"ri, m honr,3
oMta ls.tvh anasJ tII HlFutoSia - ronqyats
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