The morning times., 1896-08-30
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Chuckchee
Deer
Drive.
(By CLARENCE PuLLEN,,


1T Is III the extreme northeastern part
OF Siberia, between the Arctic Ocean and
ti1 benfihg Sea that the Chuckchees
I'VE, said ex-Whalenan Timothy G.
daZaru or New bedford, in relating his
experience as castaway upon the Chick
chee peninsula. They are connect
ing Ink between the Aleutian Islanders and
me 1akoots OF inland Siberia The VII
Iage IN which j stayed from August tn
November stood Oh the shore nm a sond
~, anu between it and the mainland was
salt water lagoon. The neopIe ,,vod
rfi@ tents of seal aud reindeer skin. Iarpe
uouoie anairs, tent within a tent, the
inner one used for sleeping. The space
DssWeen the two the people used as a store
house, and here they did their indoor
work and lounging about.
> One Gay d Chuckohee hunter. who had
Deem Off on scout for game. came i'm
Win the report that he had seen a herd
Oh WIZ reindeer off beyond some bIact
mis- some ten miles away. Presentations
were at once begun to go after thetp
s1e next day, and the party was glad to
nave me go along with it with my gun.
new, on ioo,, on level plain with no
coyef to mask our approach, We were In
get near the reindeer, the swiftest and sbv-
~ Oi animals, was more than 1 coul,i Zoo
But my Companions seemed to see M DIM
cuity IN the situation, and, after n brier
consultation, they set 10 work in a very
fnatter or course and systematic way. The
Feihuecr, after the habit Of their species.
were all feeding with their heads To tn,
"indwafd, which in this case was north
ana fatanga, who acted as IL aster of the
"uht, sent one ChuCkchee TO IL axe a long
circuit around to get beyond them I'm that
ufeeaoi- When the man had got about a
quarter OF a nile away another hunter
was sent after the first with orders tn
keep the name distance between them
ihen the others, one by one, with no
appearance OF noticing or attempting to
IRA" nearer TO reindeer, ST oiled out upon
the tundra to the leeward of the grazing
animals.
f"hen the nan first sent to the wind
ward had worked around so far tn tho
hoftn that going a little farther would
bring him to where the reindeer womb
scent him, Vantage signaled and all the
hunters to the east and south of the herd
walked steadily toward the reindeer. clos
Ing their line, which extended to the bog
as they advanced. They Were within 400
yards of the herd before the reindeer
seemed to perceive them and stopped their
feeding to gaze al them and sniff the air.
AT that the two men TO windward went
farther along, and the reindeer, about to
bolt that way, catching their scent whirled
and started TO the southwark toward the
advancing line of hunters, as IL thew
par IN hra IL
they We're within hundred yards of IN.
nearest hunters they turned and ran par
ailel with the line in the direction of the
bog They halted at the edge, afraid to
venture upon it, and remained there several
minutes, the hunters all the while closing
their spe upon them.
Suddenly the leader OF the herd, a
splendid buck with branching antlers.
pluaged into the bog as if he meant to
cross it. and after him followed the others
dozen yards from the edge lie began to
founder and sink. and, in a minute more,
a dozen reindeer in The log were trying
to- exrricate themselves from the mire.
turning as they did SO to regain the hard
land. This was what the hunters had been
waiting for. A call from Yatanga they
rushed in upon the herd at the bank with
loud shouts, sending in their arrows at
short range and thrusting with their lances
For TWO or three minutes it was stir
ring work. the hveliest killing / had ever
seen. for the confused ard frightened ami
mails crowded together. uncertain which
way TO turn and every one seeming afraid
to leave the rest and run. Then their leader
to founder out of tie bog and
az soon as he felt the hard ground under
tbs feet, lie charged desperately through the
hunters and after him followed all the
al hers that were able. They ran the gauntlet
OF arrows and lanCes and the In ssoes, which
came into play at this point, and went over
the tundra to the sout Inward at great speed
When the last one was despatched and Sc
cured l counted twenty nine reindeer as
I he result of our battue.
THE Chuckchees were in high glee over
tile success of our hunt. They did not re-
main long at the scene OF the killing but.
taking each man as much of the meat as
he could carry, they set off on swift trot
for the village, two men remaining behind
70 guard the carcasses from bears, wolves
a6fT roxes."