Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1894-02-25

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yaders of their home. Not bird was
seen, though it was to be expected that
gulls which are common on Hudson's
Bay. would be seen here also. Occa-
sional rapids broke the river, but at
only ons point, when they met with
long impossible strip of river, nearly a
CANYON, a wild chaotic abyss, through
which roared and churned the river,
and forced them into a portage. This
was lust north OF Tobaunt Lake.
VI.
,Tobaunt Lake or Dootant Lake, as it
is sometimes known, is Lake appa'
rently Of the size of Lake Ontario. They
journeyed along il for 100 miles, and
could not see land on the opposite
shore. The shores were hard and
rocky, at times 200 feet in height. The
shores were piled up with ice jams and
there was not less than seven feet OF ice
on the lake in the middle OF August.
Around the lake In many places, the
hillsides were covered with snow. The
weather continued execrable, wet, win
dy, and of chilling temperature. The
ground was frozen within few inches
of the surface. Nowhere had they en-
countered any signs OF civilization eX-
oept on this lake, they had found a few
old signs of the Eskimo inhabitants,
stone circles for the foundation OF
tents, were all moss grown as il they
had been abandoned many years ago.
At several places, as they entered
the lake, they found several
of these camps, But so far for
the 500 miles since leaving
Black Lake, they had encountered no
human being, nor seen signs of one.
North of Lake Tobaunt, about one
DAYS drive, they encountered the Big
CANYON Rapids, a terrific stormy shoot
down the ragged rocks. They saw a
good many deer, and few wolves. AT
the foot Of the long rapids they found
one family of Eskimo. They had seen
a few signs and at last came in sight Of
a solitary Eskimo camp. The Indians
were much excited, and evidently re-
membered the sanguinary stories they
had heard at Athabasca.
The Athabasca Indians avowed that
they told these stories TO brighten the
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would be kept out of their country. II
they once gained access there the game
that the Indians were saving for them
selves would be taken, and the Indians
would ind their country taken away
from them. One cannot blame these
poor fellows for trying to prevent, 10
their weak way, the all-conquering in
vasion Of the white man which has
wrought so much ruin to them.
They were anticipating trouble. The
old Eskimo, who saw the approach OF
the explorers, was in state OF terror
and few about actively. He put his
wives and children into his deerskin
tents and laced up the frouts of the
tents and rapidly prepared for HOSTILE
ties. j. W. TyrrelI waved his hand as
be approached and shouted, "Cdimol
Hello Pa'appe tacco innuit." am
glad 10 see the Eskimo! "CudlOona, aw-
upgaw White men are wel The old fell
low was rejoiced beyond measure as he
had expected an attack and he fastened
70 unlace the tent, took them In and gave
them cushions of bearskin aud deer to
rest on, while they were the center OF
an admiriug circle OF overjoyed obser-
yers. The old Eskimo had two wives
and six children, and II was as good as
a circus TO see the wonder and Joy Of
these poor people as they welcomed the
explorers. They had mistaken the
company For Chippewayan Indians, their
traditional enemies, whom they fight
on sight. When the Indians who were
with the Tyrrels saw how handsomely
they we're received by the Eskimo, with
the rarest delicacies OF the Arctic larder,
they were much chargined, IS they re-
membered the stories they had heard OF
these same Eskimo and their cannibal
propensities. and said They are real
decent fellows"
II Is not likely that Lake TObaunt
ever thaws out. The exploring party,
who despite the bad weather hsd kept
marvelously well, proceeded on down
the river, having passed through. six
teen large lakes, and innumerable snail
ones, since leaving Black Lake. The
distance TO Lake Baker, which is the
western end Of Chesterfield inlet. is
200 miles The banks OF the river be.
come sleeper, the channel deener.
and there is no timber visible
The geological indications are Huronian
rocks, dark Trans, horRblends schistz