Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1890-07-17
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a Remarkable Account OF the Nation's
wards In Alaska.

Remarkable Account OF the Nat1On'e
wards In Alaska.
Tho bureau of education has just issued
q pamphlet Of English Eskimo and Eskimo
English yocabulasies, compiled BY Ensign
Roger Wells, Of the navy, and Interpreter
John w. Kelley, and preceded by merno-
randa on the Eskimos In Alaska ana 81
IBERIA. This volume is one Of the frnits OF
tho Point Barrow expedition OF the Thetis,
when a relief station for whalers was es-
tablished on the Alaska shore OF the Arctic
Ocean. The memoranda by Interpreter
Kelley, edited by Educational Agent Jack
con, are extremely Interesting. The legends
and 3s q 'ns sso ssa s,;h ana tns GUS
scribed with q vivid attention TO de-
tail and analyses Of character that
prove the interpreter man Of intell ligence,
thoroughly familiar with his subject.
There are many different tribes Of this
singular people, speaking different Ian.
that country since the beginning Of the
world. They say that they were there
before the northern portion Of Alaska rose
from the sea. They have a strange tradi-
tion Of land 10 the north. "Way back In
the dim past some Of them were carried
seals aud other animals until they reached
an inhabited land, long distance
north OF Point Barrow" the northern
extremity OF Alaska. They remained until
winter, when they returned 70 the main
land. Several Of tho tribes are very
quarrelsome and dangerous, frequently
attacking whalers. A year ago Owtono-
wrok, chief Of the Tigaras, was killed. He
had become chief by defeating tho old chief
In rough and tumble fight, and he ruled
by shotgun. For trivial causes, such as
losing something, OF failure to be prompt
shotgun expedition and either hold the
victim while some one else did the shoot
ing, or shoot while some one held the
man." He inspired such terror that tho
region was almost depopulated. 1t
seems that women take an active
part In battle among tho Eskimo by hold
Ing on to an enemy or obstructing his re-
treat. Oil and firs are traded for children.
"a child costs originally about one seal
skin bag OF oil, or u suit Of old clothes. III
not resold, they are brought up In the
family purchasing them to do menial work
as soon ~ able. As they grow up they
are made 10 believe that their parents were
bad people, and that they would have died
II they had not been taken by their present
owners. When grown they are free, but
not knowing any other language or home
they stay with the tribe.
There are three types of Eskimo, a tall
cadaverous race of fishermen, n race of
mountaineers of splendid physique that
would be remarkable in any part of the
world, and the familiar short, stumpy,
type, which is probably that Of the old
IIsk imo without Indian blood They all
have .t ronu tsctb and nse fhen a, drawing
bolts, holding drills, shaping boot soles and
tanning leather. When the teeth become
uneven they are leveIed off with file or
wbetstone They are inteIliuent and have
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correct arc the most depraved and im.
moral people on the face Of the earth.
They are proyerbially honest and truth.
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