The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1880-09-24

under shelving rock. The cracks or fis
sures in this rock were stuck full of bones
and there were other evidences of an en-
campment of the lone inhabitant of tn
island. These bones were used for nourish
ment, obtained by sucking they had heel
dried and resucked many times, shown.
that, occasionally, she was put upon shor
ratlons but at the time of her discovery
she appeared to have an abundance, such a!
it was. She retained all her teeth. but the,
We're worn low-supposed to be due to tn,
chewing of tough and solid articles of food
Her age appeared to be about fifty wears
! Farther on was another spring, near tn,
( beach, under the bank. Here she Indicated
a desire to bathe, and was permitted to do
/ so by the balance of the party retiring out
! of sight. After her ath she Joined tbe
/ others and went direct to the shore boat. and
/ thence to the schooner She was prevailed
1 upon to abandon her fire brand and seal
/ blubber before leaving the beach Going
aboard the vessel, she went directly to the
stove to warm herself. Indicating that she
knew its use. She ate heartily of the food
OF the crew, appeared to enjoy it, and it
! agreed with her. Mr.. Deitman made her a
/ skirt of ticking, with which, and a sailors
cotton shirt and black necktie. her attire
was complete, She assisted i'm making her
dress, but could not see to thread her needle.
Her sewing was quite rude. She appeared
much pleased with her new apparel. The
following day she went ashore with the men
who made separate shelter for her, which
she occupied about month-the time was
spent on the island otter hunting She was
quite industrious, carrying wood and water
without its being required of her She ap-
peared contented and happy, frequently
singing and chatting TO herself. The men
could not understand what she said, nor she
they but Mr.. n said it was truly wonder
full how she could converse with them py
signs. She occupied a portion of her time
making water vessels of grass and asphal-
tuna substance plentiful on the islands
and shore of the mainland. The grass was
plated into shape resembling a demiiohn,
but wider at the top, and lined with asphal.
tum. She wOulG put in several small pieces
OF the aforementioned substance, then drop
on them small pebbles or stones about the
size of hulled walnuts, heated sufficiently to
melt the asphaltum, and grasping the neck
with both hands the lower end being Oh the
for several minutes and then empty the
stones on the ground.
The vessels had a continuous coating on
the inside, and are reported to have been
water-tiGht, the lining even resisting the
heat of the sun when covered with water
She had both stone and earthen vessels in
which to boil water and cook if desired. To
procure seal blubber, she could kill the seals
with a club when On lannd summing them
selves, or snare them with her sinew ropes. /
She obtained fire by rubbing two dry sticks
together. One of them, partly fat, had a
groove along its entire length; the other was
pointed and fitted into the groove, in which
it was rubbed rapidly backward and for
ward until it burned.
As she was about to land at Santa Barbara
an OK team passed, which so delighted her
that she talked laughed, danced, and ges-
ticulated and before that excitement ended
4 man on horseback approached, which gave
her even more pleasure than the OK team
At first it was supposed that she thought the
man and horse constituted one animal but
f so, the mistake was soon corrected for,
on landing, she went up to the horse and .
examined IT, The examination
gave her additional pleasure. She would .
turn to her late companions and laughingIy .
request them to look at the beast She strad.
He'd the thumb of the left hand by the index
md middle fingers of the right, and moved
them to represent the horse and rider as they
passed along the beach. 5 he was taken to
he house of Mr.. Nideyer, where she be-
;ame the centre of attraction The Mission
FATHERS took great interest i'm her-Sending
% Los Angeles and other places, hoping to
md some one who understood her dialect,
)ut failed. Even the Pepimaros Indians,
who were said to have had an acquaintance
With the Indians on the island. could not
understand her. The family of Mr.. y. be-
anne very much attached to her, and al
hough the captain of the brig Fremont,
'ftered largely for the privilege of taking
Ter to San Francisco and placing her on ex-
libition, it was refused Also an offer of
Il 900 from another party for like purpose
vas refused Many people called on her
md she received them kindly but the after
loon was her favorIte time for receiving
ais, when she wouiG put on her shagskin
iress and entertain her callers with a song
nd dance. She cared nothing for money
giving it to the children when given to her
'he did not wish to sleep i'm bed, and when
n bed did not desire bed covering, but was
areful not to expose her person. Her man.
ers were not rude, and in many things she
vas more refined than many who enjoy
iviized privileges yet in many things she
vas very much like a child. She wanted
yerything which she saw that appeared
pleasant to the eye, or seemed good to the
aste and if fruit was withheld from her
he would plead for it in such a childlike
manner that it was hard to refuse her. When
ound She was in excellent physical con-
ition, strong and active; but the eating of
ruit and vegetables brought on a summer
0mplaiut in about three weeks after she
'nded; and that, in connection with an in
lry to the spine, received by falling from
orch, terminated her life four weeks later,
T seven weeks from the time she landed.
,uring her sickness she reluctantly permit
ed her kind hostess to dress her in flannel
and took her bed under proper
overing, but positively refused to return to
er former plain diet, as was proposed by
omc of those who called to see her. lIer
resS of Siiagskns, basket, and trinkets were
lven to Father Gonzales, of the Mission,
'hO, it is said, sent them to Rome
RUSSIAN RAILwAYs.-In Russia the rail
'ays are so many separate thread lines, no
etwork being formed. Thus two lines are
lstanced which run parallel to each other for
early five hundred miles and have no con