The Republican journal., 1891-09-24
Maine Matters.

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we Pubil>h III another column report ot
the exploration ot Grand taIl>, Lahrador 10y
'atA ana totc ol iht hoWuoIn expedition.
I"i' zee Wa muth pleased with the result
- i'i a. the natuiii hi>tofN OF Labrator "a~
concerned. III studies OF the E>lulmeauA
race were most satisfactory lie took meas
uIclhehiH q htif laceN. arms ie4S and feel.
apo mtde sketches OF their faces amt forms.
II 4'tahtN some iactS concerning the history
ol iht people, maHe collections 1f implements
ana mouse FURNISHINGS ana took particular
hote OF ihcir manners ahd customs. These
paItlhUIHfs WI De written up and sent to the
'hIcaSo ofld falr These notes, measure
meht>' ett. were mt'ie al " Lakedale. The
nolAhFai aluuS was alSp satisfactory, And the
mowers together Wth oth collections Wi!I
FORM part ot the BoWdon College collection.
speaking Iuflitr or The phN>lcal measure
neht> OF the hhabllant> OF that bleak country,
we PROFESSOR NHll We found a race Of
hohtdEHaH ihdiAilH. MS l. Tie llr>t ui>roN-
cry OF ttid race known to the white man.
utI' .hdIh' ttliHt'N We're fhttN hhd fcr'fi
htpt oI aI dl-foNefitS ~ measuring bn' rN-
a"'hn2 ihein, W i"oh ihio consideration thtlf
he-ht' preabth oI shoulders, helGh' of head.
form o! nose nature q ear>' Ani distance hr-
t"''! w eNtS' ihi' T y dis'oNetE ~ rev ~
ieIt>l' lheNt tita,uFttmeht~ VIII be shown
upon Quarts ri tht "or'I fair. ana VIII -hoW
no" !nlN Wih' dllerN from All other lndnh
'teI9, IUi- zee mace me 'oiItttlou oI
I%lcn9 % ~ t>eu "lld "It'Ies manu- iaeluftd 'l %"
indlAhs from time nmemofial IN the banks
ol tht EIaIH iNer.
m paltN 'lNtol titN lne futIN ol at. i.N-
i1Ihl'"N NH'tSe; III houses iIa'l p'eh uUHl
ol Wo"d' hanNed Wuh thrth. Wlth q fool to
Po'eS covered WIN ehilh. Shelves seem ~
nave neGn erected IN me Nlit walls, on Whlrh
iht ihAbltaut> sept. ne Ho"rs were paved
Wih IL" stones Hi hlnd MOI no" used by u"
uIdr.t inhaI,irant An,nr tnn r,i,. n.'.
found bone knives, bone runners for d >ieG.
bone t,h spears. Skin jrt~~er~, carvings n
IVORY, etr.. all ii Which throw 4 great de.l VI
hGht upon toe met4@i> Of this ancient proulp.
In the upper layers " the ruins were found
fsh spears made of iron and stone lamps in
their primeYaI form, showing that the white
trader, had penetrated into that far-otr region
\ great source OF interest to the party were
The E>GuimauX skeletons found under piles of
rock. A large number Of these wer, found In
an excellent state Of preservation. notwith-
standing that the original owners must nave
lived ageS aLo. When an EsquinlatiN licd All
his yaluubie> were buried with him, >lei a. hi.
implements of war. fish spears lamps, Skin
dresses. etc, for use in the next world MANY
Of the relics. together with number of SkcIc-
t0u> We're brought back hv the party
The professor made Am inrortant cnlJe,tinu
Of Shells and other specimen. Of natural hi,tu.
ry which prove that the present Shell ftnuu of
Labrador l. almost identical with that of Nova
Scotia and Maine The ti>h species collected j.
double the number Of those ureviou~Iv known
to the scientific world The most reinarkabit
species is that Of fish with lance Ike tertb
heretofore. oniy known to exist in Madeira and
Tasmania In birds the professor made an ,N-
tensiye aud handsome collection. MANY new
kind. of plants we're also discovered which
were not >tIupo>ei 10 eyi,t i'm that retion ,rhr
mineral collection was small but exceedingly
ynuabe
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