Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Anacortes, Wash. Ter.) 1882-1887, 1884-05-24
EsanI,nssx Hoepitality.

At Ii. ,jnight we arrived at a. village,
v ill proved to be much larger than
We thought, consisting Of twenty-six
huts and about 800 inhabitants. Being
conducted to the chief, he received. M
very kindly aud allowed us to pitch our
tent, which we did in short ORDER the
natives helping US to do so and to I'M
pa X our sle,lgeS. The chiof had Rus
sian tea prepared for us in his dwelling.
On the table, consisting OF small box
with really clean cover, was tea ser
vice of four pretty cups and eaiicers. 1t
took about two houra to ct through
with the drinking, which wss followed
,ya feast of deer meat. We contrib
ited 10 the feast bs furnishing some
lard bread and coffee. The women APP
..ar To b. tho domuslics and are not al
NV Il around VIII the men are drink.
lug ten, except to wait Oh them. which
they do with the right arm AMI breast
,ncu> erei We found the oil stove we
.rougLt along Of the greatest utility.
at it did not cOinpeiisato t1 the very
;reat Inconvenience c.ueed by the All
,ence OF sngor, cups. plates and spoons.
which in the hurry aud confusion incl
dent t. departure were forgotten. Hav-
,ng decided t. reIna Ii the night with the
Inlet. il WIS 4 o'cl,1k i'll tho morning
before Ge were able to turn ia. Then
wo were obliged to make theinatives leave
by signs that we waited to go 70 sleep.
30 or mt was th>ir curiosity'in looking
ut the only white people they bad ever
seen. Grslcr ard myself spread our
skins and prepared to take it easy. Our
drivers fOupl quarters in come OF the
hutA 1t was 8 O'Clock when We got mp
after . sleopless night The weather
continued the same thick snow.
storm. 0esler, wont out for. the purs
pose of shooting duck, but was unable
to find ono. Being warned that it was
unsafe to travel till tho .subsidence Of
the storm, We concluded TO stop until
the following morning. In the after
noon, the highest point Of the Island he-
tla assembled, in was found to DO 200
| test by tho barometer. The thermome-
ter stood ct 81 deg; open water could
DO seen from the top. apparently twenty
miles away, and fog few minutes the
| mainland could be seen to the westward
! about eight miles of. The natives almost
pull our tents to pieces trying to crowd
In, and they leave n alone only whom
We tell them VI want TO sleep. Our
| sledoes have been repaired and our dogs
have been fed for tho first time. Late
in the evening the weather cleared lit
tie. when the main land could be soen
from our tent It Wa nearly midnight
before We turned in.
We turned out carly the next morning.
and prepared breakfast Of potatoes, ba-
CON. .coftss and the large eggs which
hsd been brought N BY the young na-
tives. II il tho first real meal We have
had aimee leaving the ship. The day
vas warm aud pleasant, making the
snow too warm to travel Howeyes, We
struck our tent and packed everything
on tho sledges ready for An early start
In tho evening. It took some time to
collect the dogs, - some OF them bad
gone sealing with their natives. We
left two letters with tho chief, and his
vito invited M to eat some Ash ct their
house. They might have been very
rood Il properly cooked and served. Al
{ was they were served IN . large tray
not over clean, into which the bones,
along with saliva were ejectsd from the
l-mouths OF the native guests. Who assist
ed 1t the feast. All. except ourselveA
among when was divided one fork, ats
With fingers. Lieut. Reynof2t ~-1e-
count If he CWu:n Cruise.