The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-06-22
GOING TO GET THE ESKIMOS.
. COLONY OF THEM WANTED ron TIE
GREAT CHICAGO SNOW
They win Ne Taken from BnfHn Land. tho
largest Island in the Arctic rchipeinGo-
mr.. Bon., Who Lived Among Them, win
p..vode III. Old Friends TO Join Us.

They win Ne Taken from Bnnan Land. the
Ierse.t Island in the Arctic Archtpeingo--
mr.. Boa.. Who Lived Among Them. VIII
rer.unde His Ola Friends TO Join Us.
ST. JOINS, y. F.. Juno 21.-It Ia said that the
,csscl which is going to Cumberland Sound to
secure a party OF Eskimos to be exhibited in
thc chronological department OF tho Worlds
Fair. Chicago will leave here late next week.
Dr. Franz Bons will accompany tho expedition.
THE Sun has already announced that an OK
pedition will go from st. Johns, n. F.. to Bnllln
land for the purpose OF inducing nifty or sixty
natives to come TO this country IA one OF the
Astrological features Mt the Worlds Fair. The
purpose is to reproduce In Chicago as nearly
A possible phases OF Eskimo life Native huts
will be erected, and largo collection OF house.
hold utensils, hunting Implements. and other
specimens OF handiwork will be exhibited. 1t
is doubtful II our July and August weather
will agree very well with this colony from an
Arctic climates; but II they can stand Chicago
IN the dog days they will certainly be an in
tcresting feature OF the exhibits.
The news that DR.. Franz Boas will go on the
e1pedtion is i'm ortant. ne will doubtless DO
moro effective than any other white man in in
ducing the natives to leave their Arctic homo.
DIR. Bons's labors in the field Of ethnology have
been particularly fruitful. He is professor
in AN educational institution ut Worcester.
Mass. In 1899 no went to Balm Land and
spent that wintor and all the ncxt summer
alone with the natives. living In thor huts.
sharing their food. enduring their hardshtps.
and collecting rich store OF information.
He not only brought home many frcsh facts
about the natives. but did much also to In
crease our knowledge OF the geography OF 'nf-
FIN Land. Accompanied by Eskimos and their
sicdge teams. ho made long excursions inland.
AMI in particular mapped tho rugged. deeply
indcntei northeast coast. The large island
east Of Eclirse Sound was named Blot Island
by Bnas. in memory OF the almost forgotten
CAPTAIN who took Eaf1'n along with him as his
pilot In Arctic waters. and whose name Is now
hardly known. while TINT OF his pilot is record
ed as among tho most famous OF the early
Arctic OK lorors.
Dr. Boas has written good deal about these
Eskimos whom he hopes now to bring back
with him for tho Chicago Exposition. He
studied all phases OF life among them. to-
gether with their dialects and religion. Being
dependent upon tho chase for their subsist-
ence thcy change their dwelling places often
% S hs h sef e. Fa Land
seven divisions. according to the part OF the
" He says anT' these Eskimos Invariably settle
where there are extensive Ice plains for trap
ping sea dogs In winter they prefer to CON
Gregate for this PURPOSE but in summer they
are scattered in all directions hunting tho
reindeer. While their folklore tales show that
they are closely related to the natives Of
Greenland. there are still important differences
between tho BafIin Bay natives, and their re-
lations east Of Davis Strait. The BnlIin Bay
Eskimos do not regard the Greenland god
Tornarssuk Us tho greatest Of the gods. but
their superior deity Is Sedna, who gives them
their greatest blessings. Whoever obeys him
fully will succeed In his undertakings. and II
he IL drowned or meets with u violent death
he Is transferred In an instant to the happy
land where there Is no Ice nor snow and whore
great herds OF reindeer feed on every hill. all
Of them eager to DO caught.
The wha!ers have station in Cumberland
Bay. and when they ara there the natives gen.
orally flock to the shores for trading purposes.
The influence Of these whites has introd uced
. sort Of English Eskimo jargon ming led with
few Danish. Portuguese. and even Kanaka
words. which serves as the commercial Ian
guAge of the country.
The visits Of the whalers In ono respect has
changed, the life OF the Inhabitants Before
The natives made long voyages southwark
Strait in order to pick up driftwood. an article
OF the greatest value IN their domestic econ
envy. Now the whalers bring wood to them.
end. besides utilizing 1t for various manufac-
lures. the natives carve from 1t many boats.
sledRes. and other objects In miniature, which
are the connterparts Of the large boats and
other ARTICLES they make: to sell to their white
dustry at the Chicago Fair. and many visitor
will be able to carry away with him as me,
their handiwork.