The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-10-06
New Information from the Interior
Of Greenland.
TRACES OF OLD NORSEMEN.
The Remains OF Aboriginal Inhabitants
Found Stone, Ivory land Bone Wea
pons Taken From the Graves-Fossii
Wood, etc, 800 Feet Above Sea Levsi.

May 20 on fishing trip to Labrador. Hud
sons bay and Greenland, arrived last
evening. Capital, Lawson said that owing
to the ice met with in Davis straits he was
unable to explore the northernmost fish
ing grounds OF Labrador; hence he sailec
for Greenland, but had great difficulty iu
crossing Davis straits, his vessel for sew.
eral days being jammed in the ice.
He brings a miscellaneous cargo OF half
but, salmon and trout The season on
Greenland coast was quite fine, with mod
crate gales and dense fog much OF the
time. The past winter has also been I'm
usually fine There was no destitutioI
or sickness of any kind among the ma
tives.
This being the first vessel to visit Green
land for some years, much interest was
manifested in the outcome OF the voyage
Captain Lawson brought home as pas
senger Dr. Fred A. Cook OF Brooklyn
who, with other scientists, sailed from
Halifax, Aug. 10, In schooner Zeta N
Greenland, on a scientific expedition. DIR
Cook, who was surgeon In the Peary ex
pedition, wintering in the Arctic. l. famil
lar with much appertainipg to that
region. He said that after leaving Novs
Scotia they cruised about Newfoundland
aud Labrador, crossing Davis straits
went mp the Greenland coast TO Cape
York, in latitude 10, stops being made n
several harbors along the coast.
Most of the time they had fine weather,
but four very heavy gales occurred during
the voyage. Captain Hebb. who COM
manded the expedition, considered it un-
wise to 20 farther north, although the
party wished to. At Naagsuk, six full
booded Esquimaux dogs and nine pup
pies were secured with the intention Of
breeding them to take ON an Antarctic ex
pedition.
At Amonak Fjord they went 60 miles in
land. This Is the place where one-third OF
all the icebergs west of Greenland come
from, and at one time thousand could be
bay, crossing Baffin to the American coast
at Anronak-
Two 3nrrels OF Bones.
Remains OF the first Greenland settlen
were obtained. In the graves were found
a number of their implements Of the
chase, made of stone, ivory and bone,
the points of the arrows being similar
to those Of the American Indian. Al
together two barrels Of bones were ex
humed, apparently of a race OF small.
people; also beds of soft coal, In which
were found fossil remains of semi-tropical
plants, shell fish, etc. Fossil WOOD. shells
and gravel 300 feet above the level of the
sea were found, showing that the sea had
been higher than at present
At Godth aab the remains of ancien,
buildings, supposed to be those Of the old
Norsemen, were found. They were made
out of broken stone, and instead Of cement
moss was used. Here was found patch
of old rye growing In a wild state, show
ing that the seed had been sown many
years.
twenty-five miles interior from th.
above place another settlement was found
the walls of some buildings being nearly
intact. One contained apartments for
several families. At Cape York 100 differ
ent measurements Of tribes Of mixed
Esquimaux were taken by kodak and fash
light at night, but the full ll-blooded tribes
are north Of that point.
The average size OF these male Esqui
maux was SIT. 1-2in., and 1875 pounds
weight; females. Aft Sin., and 12O pounds.
On the way home Labrador was again
visited aud many specimens obtained.
AT Hamilton Inlet there were $50 YES
sells, belonging to the Newfoundland fish.
ing feet. Those that were north had done
poorly, but those that kept south had done
well.
At Assizes harbor DR.. Cook got two
Esquimaux children, whose parents con
sented to let him bring them to the states
with the understanding that he should
take good care of them and bring them
back next season. The girl, whose name
is Kelaketak, is 16 years old, and Mikok
the boy, is IA. They appear quite con
tented, but somewhat homesick. They
could speak, read and write English
coherently, having been sent to school BY
the Hudson's Raw companv.