Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1889-10-01
AMONG TIE esoUlMAux.
.,,,,,. In tn. Way OF Getting COOS
''h''' pictures Ut Them.

pictures Ut Them.
rha Esonimaux of Arctic Siberia are
-, ahy Of a camera that found 1t very
Jif,icult to get good pictures oil them.
+, interested them to watch the opera
,io, when sailors were being photo'
' r.anbed but they could not be induced
e undergo the ordeal themselves. BUT
as NV camera was detective gos
aogens of pictures without aronsinR
their superstitious dread. occasionally
r.tive that had done service as
sailor would be willing to stand ior
his picture, but the results In such IN
stances were not satisfactory. mo
striking Esquimau characteristic wnicn
I wanted most did not get.
After long experimenting found u
most satisfactory to sit on the carpeh-
ter's bench. hold my camera on my
kree and wait for subjects; and never
had to wait long, for by the time our
.ncbor was down, the natives would be
alongside with their canoes and swarm
on hoard. First, they would get a drink
~ woter then most of them would go
,orw.rd-some on the starbOard SIDE.
otbars on the porto beg hard bread
and other edibles from the sailors.
From my position | commanded iuii
view of both sides of the ship, anu 50
got many good pictures.
While we were at East Cape the
q, sternmo extremity Of Siberia, sim
nile tall, gaunt-looking old man came
off with n small child. Like the others.
he got a drink of water and begged q
piece of hard bread for himself and the
child. then he sat the child down on
the ton of cask that stood dashed 10
the mort rail- while he went aft TO
watch the captain trade with the other
natives. Here was the very picture
had been waiting for; a plump little
Esouimau, all bundled up with furs'
His face was unusually bright, showing
that he was a favorite child. In his
two hands was cake OF hard preao
which he was devouring voraciously.
Unfortunately the sun was back o.
him. To get good light on his FACE
had to Turn him around. To be pre-
pared for quick work, l changed I
plate. set the snap shutter, put th'
camera on the bench, then saunteres
over to where he was, and playf1.:.
twisted him around so that | could ge
a good light on him. He did not mint
my moving him as long as l did no
interrupt his eating, SO got him il
Just the pose and light wanted. The'
, / started back for my camera. As wa
, innocent of all evil intentions did no
suspect interference, but it seems tina
! the old native had watched with kee
| eve every move l made, and when h
saw me going back for my camera, h
felt that there must be trouble in stor
for the child. Like fash he darte
; past me, grasped the camera, an
started for the side OF the ship to thro'
it overheard.
. Here, drop thatT' shouted, but b
!. did not or would not, hear me. 'Sto
5 him. stop him. called frantically as
3 Jumped across the main hatch an
5 rushed after him. Eight thousand mile
z from home and to lose my only Gamer
= that way!
- A sailor who sat on the bench wi
!" messed the whole thing, and jumpin
to the rail almost knocked the nativ
Ii over in his attempts to rescue tn
q camera. He succeeded in saving it. an
p soon came up with a Here's your box.
,, Defeated in destroying the apparatl
-" of evil magic, the man ran to the chile
gathered him hurriedly off the casl
= and carried him to dark corner c
the quarter deck where there wei
several Esquimau women, and amor
" them they tucked him away out OF tt
reach of the camera.
80 watched patiently for three hour
. determined to get some sort of pic
. ure of the child, but it was useles
y The old natives vigilance outwore n
patience. and at last | turned my a
tention to other subjects Curiosity |,
p 'iiO otu MON w "otoiiPu w ihNcoelS d
, further into the mysteries of the blat
;, box, and while was preparing to phi
n tograph another Esquimau, glanc,
~ around and there stood the man waite
,s ing me.
"Clickr had it,
If l could not get picture of t
child, | was bound to oct one Of Il
i" man, but he saw nothing suspicious
my actions, and walked off satisfi
Az that every thing was all right. Wild
~ Awake.
A.