Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1892-06-25

hare nearly grtnned their heads Off had
&hNs col the wairus. So far that win
Sag shey had not done much grinning.
Dmy nr night, fair or stormy, wind IN
shore 81 OF, the hunters had walked
tbs l0e edge looking for walrus, bu not
s@AFgMM yere found.
TA4N gale az times was feariuily In
aem#N And those who slept Ia their little
nsauw hoascS near the sea could hear
aA@ 1Nrribie ripping sound as piece after
nsNee of ice broke from the shore, aud
16a@se were many thoughts for tho
hnnsegs out Ia the storm, and hopes
klM8 they were not on these most I'M
A@asle ships.
Hill one ~ these stormy nights an
EMsn1Man hunter was walking on the
IN wAtehing FOR walrus In front Of
hlsu was the appearance Of n small sub
umes@ed reef. which he Identified by the
hMiKsng mp ~ the ice over Il when the
gsGAN Nns low, and this he thought
womsa b. a good anchor 20
hkid the shore ice 20 Its
plaea, 81 else he would not be in such
It'll mnsafe place during such terrific
wsna 81 shore. When the tide was
Enw this was safe enough, but as the
sea unly formed ten or twelve feet NJ
I'LL aaaiekcst. and as the tide rose and
fnaK uxer twenty feet. he did not know
The xop nf the reef could not touch even
&hs hostom 81 the ice when at high
Tide. ~ his anchor of rock would DO
useless The poor sayagcs seldom do
maeh ihini,ing that requires addition
and subtraction, even when their
lives are In danger.
Nlsno Roko-for such wns the Es'
amsmau hunters name--thonght he
stsE.ss g,aafFs ahsa Fsssa4 Fttnf MIGHT
liz i WARNS but, when he crepi
nearer. he found that Il was only Q
aaswe quantity Of seaweed, q aind OF
pmgw. yery plentiful In tic Arctic re
mInnA. that had been washed np on an
Aee aAlgc. and, as u moved up and
Gawn II deceived even the expert Es-
0ulnanu hunter IN the dim light.
A. he was turning 20 60 back toward
the ehorc, with Erunt In Els
umlAahn for angry '--the strongest
SNnTession they use when disap
gnsnsed he head a terrible noise be
hHssA him like the roar Of thunder, ant
whIeh the poor fellow knew at once q
hm Ahe giving way Of the ice on which
Hid atoOd. With what rnpidity Ia
could master he ran 10 one end, bn
kbure saw q very wide channel of water
and III his chagrin saw that, had HI
#*YfN& NN TUG uhAkEA NNAs A3 AAsEAAf sAtAhA
Sawed himself for the hoc had swung
AFumnd that corner as on a pivot; bu
III &he time he reached the end Of chs
hong hoe Il was too late, and he dare'
nus attempt the jump. for none OF th'
EA4mEmaux know how to swim, and
woaaAd have been certain death had IN
fallen Into the water.
All that he could do was to wal
until bis ship should reach the edge o
solid Ice, and then make his way hom
all best he could. This depended wholly
1m whether he was able TO hold on
anil keep from starvation, or his hom
ksd not brenls 10 pieces and tumble int
gAn water Many OF his friends h
sfmnw had drifted out TO sea in thi
wny. some absent many days, ant
some, he bitterly remembered, neve
r@knrned.
Ae the Esquimau people are accus
toned TO the greatest hardships, the
mTm not accustomed to sit down and bs
anomn their fate ON an occasion OF thi
kisAd Shoe Bolse Mt once commence
ID 1oolt around him, and was great
auFurised 70 see dark object on tn