New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-10-06
1srrcs OF EsQUIMAU DOGS.

rsTICs OF ESQUIMAT DOGS.
rhsre was a busy and interesting scene at the
American Museum OF Natural History yester-
a.v The fruits OF the Peary Ar tic Expedition
had at last found resting place there and
men were busy unpackins the cases and taking
skins Of all sorts out Of barrels OF brine. large
mart n the collection will go to enrich the Muse
um. for 1t was chiefly owing to the Eberality Oh
Morris X Jesup and the directors Of the Museum
that. several months ago. William Wallace the
superintendent Of tie Museum. was sent to st.
John. ~ B. and enabled to fit out the vessel
Kite. Professor L. L. Dyche went northward n
the interest II the Museum, and in the compare
lively short time he passed In the arctic regions
did wonders Ii made his headquarters at Hoi-
stenberg. and gives an interesting story Of his
experiences there.
"The Danish Government" he said. supplies a
doctor. a paFson and chief storekeeper to each
big settlement Of Esquimaus The storekeeper
f. also Governor. A good deal OF his time oo'h
night and day. is given up 70 quetng the quar-
Iels Of the packs Of dogs that are under his
charge. These dogs. 10 all appearances. are more
than half wild. but they never attack man.
They will come up in an uncomfortably familiar
way and sniff all over stranger but that IS all
Their fights among themselves are often u the
!
dogs left dead on one Of their miniature battle
fields We brought five Of these dogs back with
us One Of them is Leo. the only survivor OF a
mack Of fortv-one dogs with which Lieutenant
Pearv started out on his northward journey
The four others we brought back We procured
from the Governor Of Hoistenberg, and they are
typical Esquimau dogs They have been sent 10
the Central Park Menagere. and will pronaoly
ind a permanent home there.
During my stay in the Arctic regions I enlisted
the services OF every man could. have brought
back with me at least three hundred and nifty
skulls of walruses seals foxes, bears and smaller
animals Then We have some fine skins OF the
walrus seal Of different species, polar bears both
IN winter and summer coats and litter OF their
cubs. hares foxes and reindeer l was lucky,
also in making fine collection Of Arctic birds
and their eggs Among these birds are the loon,
red thr0ated loon. black guillemOt. raZor-bilied
aux. p0mar!ne jaeger, parasitic Jaeger klttlwahe'
Point Barrow gull. great Dlach-oacked gun,
Western gull. fumar. cormorant red-0reasted
1u-rgauser ndlldrd Ol1-SquaW, Greenland elOei,
rurple sanIuiper Rhenhardts ptarmigan. white
rerfalcon. gray gerfaic1l. American raven snow
flake Iapland l0nespur and the wAeatear
\ Tribune reporter was present when most n
these treasures We're being unpacked Proies-
so~s Allen and Chapman, who know something
Of every bird in the world, were down on lhelI
knees making comments as eacn bro was brought
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notice. especially rs to the plumage Of the birds
The ptarrnigan. for instance. that IS sonbre
brown-colOred bird when ne gets as far south a.
the highlands of Scotland. is in Greenland nearly
pure white VITA just here and there a brown
feather showing that the bird was just moulting
FOR his southern fight. The best specimen ~
the small aux was found frozen in the snow IN
July : The skins Of both beasts and birds, the
taxidermist John RoWey. said, We're In the best
condition possible. He had never seen anything
10 equal them. and was sure that no collection -
nearly perfect had ever come out Of the arctic
regions The skins Of the birds and even those
of the great walruses and seals We're remark
ably clean and when Professor Dyche was asked
how they were eo we'll cleaned ne said that the
Esqumau women did 1T all They ate the fat and
loose ngaments Of flesh of the hides. and seemed
u enjoy the meal.
The contents II great number OF cases. filled
with the treasures that Lieutenant Peary found
fl his long sOjJurn in arctic circles. will not be
made public NATL tomorrow. There are, how
ever in the basement Of the Museum fine cullec-
ton OF kyacks or small canoes. from which the
Greenlander fishes. a much battered pedOmeteT.
which ought 10 nave reached the north pole but
didn't and some excellent heads OF caribou deer