The Bad Lands cow boy. [volume] (Little Missouri, Dakota [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-1886, 1884-06-19

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children III AesFrigid Zone.
When Lieut. Greeley comes home Gle
fhhstebe CAPT. Greeley then, he Will
have 4 great deal to tell Is that. will be
interesting. Mere visitors to strange
places aadalp peoples ol5li sass lot spt fofad Bit
Sysf5 mneA about item, and what
little they do fhd out q likely
ttos b @r6ngs TMt sisSS the rsasoan,
why W know 50 little about the
Indians. It is necessary to live among
2 people, to understand their language,
to get their deonAdeence to
play with their chiidfehs Id Converse
familiarly with their elders, in: order to
know them.
Lieut.. Ray, Of the United. States
Navy, returneda few months sago from
Point Barrow in latitude ~ degrees,
where he had been stationed for. two
years to observe the weatherand collect
facts Concerning il for the Washington
weather bureau. HeEWas placedin that
northern region to do what Lieut.
Greeley was expected to doat q point
much farther north. His party consist
ed OF ten men, q pilot, asnaval surgeon,
seven sailors, and himself.
They had d wonderfully interesting
time up therein atheSGolds The lowest
Temperature during their stay was fifty
six degrees belowszero; the highest, fifty
aboyeszer and they had q breeze one
day in January (agentle Arctic zephyr),
the velocity Of which was ascertained to
be one hundred and thirty miles an
hour. Little snow and less rain fall in.
that region, and there is no thunder and
lightning.
In their snug house, built by them
selvessspf rough timbareand"fmeds Yith
matchea boards, they found nd difficulty
in keeping warm. tt is not until yougo.
two hundred miles further north. that
you reachathe real Arcticacold; ranging
fromininety below zero to twenty above.
With precautions, people can get. along
with somes 6onlfpft where the average
temperature OF the year is as high as
seven aboye,Fas il was with them. In
the spring, the ldandelion bloomed
abundantly about them.
Near their station We're two small
tribes Of Esquimaux each Honsisting-of
about one hundred and forty people.
Lieut.. Ray, after closely observing
them for nearly two years, pronouln1ces
them the best;goyerned and Shappiest
people ii ths world Particularly the.
children. ThsoughRe neyersawy 4 child
punished in any way during his resi-
dence.samnngathem yet he found the
always win:behayyed.s
Atsstimes there would be- al many as
twenty-five children at the post, and
the conduct fialyof them Was SO gentle
and correct that tie Americans could
not help contrasting it with. that ofoth-
..er children who play snnder the Stars
andstfipes. NomatterRoWmanytools.
garments or dainties might be scattared,
about Observation-Disclosures girl II sons
of these ttibesaYerssos1nl astouchsd
DASo ssygytitS 1870 WXu1uH
the sfnallestS,gentesat entln1easin Invited
The.ehildren afssexcesdmgly beloved
By their elders. SAdthough boys are
syalued more highly thansgirls vet d
'kindoffa child s.is highly prizedApart.'
III because children iii latitude Eide.
igreesSarea scarce article: ssSs
tasF Few pareataSareBllgs with more
than pne, oil {indeed, eou1dxwelEmain.
tain o thanSone andiifssthey areaso
o have Two ,Sfthey lila 81.
erousssenolgghsto etSonesof them live
with ssehildlesss
LiksEans undeve1op
they grY55ha1lntedsIY supaerstiiou fears,
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES ana.
Unsuitable desire. re Strongest whis-I
;kexssJstAkes: strongeststobaoc saYensalAes.l
.hol itself, and TIC scrapihgss .oflan Old
pipes they Wilhconsume Withfhe keen.
.es s1ssySni1s1tah YithSiat appahiFga
injury. 4 lSS
Even these children, who have 50.
many good qualities, drink and smoke,
If they can procure tie means ofidoinR
60, which, happitssIfEss e9af95tI SasS
often. Lieut.. Rdy declares tkdtt sIferh
.iissfs q S IsssEIi s sans s5f |assRsss, laaii sith W t.
in the act Of taking nocur:ishment from
its mother. 9F 2SS
Before the present year comes to al.
end we hopeto have something as Curl
souslto 5,tslfp y Liert,I Greelayabtpefi.
ences.