The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-06-06
AVID ARCTIC SHOWS
LONG "I>TER RIDE rynr,
FolAR SklEx
'A>'on"rs With Reans...
',ss Hundred. at xt,..-,,..
"ris Life saved by -
journey During a r-ars,, e..

a -
cs' i TOW NSEND. NAY !,
anu Males across the sn,er,nr :, :, eaass
A.'eSA,a IN ssid-winter oysr nsssts
SwepE ~ fieCce Arctic s,orv.s sssiis1
.1'.ss ,,''''sE ssvi IN deep saow. sAs 80
SI''h a. heeiias reindeer. = an -, s~.'x
t'At seldom enoompass<s a .-s s'sassss
thls " esSeEn continent. Such ~. :
vas the experience of the Rsx s ~
Johnson. R Swedish MISSIONARY ,s ~ 4
N FoFk townsend recently en- rs,,,.. 80 saa
cid home IN Iowa. which he lSs, - = -
ago 10 engage in his life wa-s :.
WHO'S ~ Alaska among the Eski,r,s =
Indians. sss asa
doGestiy and briefly he told a s.a~
vas a. graphic ard vivid that ss,s 81
modest novelistic emAeliixsr,ss.s ~
would pot 10 flight the intsrss,s.. !
tT~ctivcneSs II the descriptive h,rsss =
~ waged-not "a the corresr.,ns..s.- - =
asii'a'4oh. out in Greece BY csleas.s.s
writers OK hotiea and es,aiesd at r,ssr !.
pehse 10 the sensational press !. r.
ca. -
My duties called ne 10 tligsrsn. -.
settlements along the western "a $500 sa.ss
Western coasts of Alaska" be ala = = :
last winter dogs and S!eis wsra ss,ss =
ciusiNety IN travelling through rhs 49,, 81
since tAeD the i&tpian0ers imrseriass ~ ~ n.
government have taught many al ~. =
yves now Ia train and use re.s,ssasr !, =
GOOD advantage In making long assass
Ihey traNei much faster than aexx .ss.
able 10 cover nifty miles q iay. sns I
unnecessary to carry food for Their Il.
tenancc- As they ALWAYS dig ,lnsa. -
snow and tind plenty az na;riSlaas -. -
They can easily carry very heaSy -
averaging from sixty 10 ninety po.ln;s !.
long distances they can han, Assss.
siedS than dogs, too, and one sas =.
drive a dozen teams In iraye,sne -
SON rlGes IN the sled drawn hy ia Lss
10 whlCh the next deer Is fastened sni :
on TO the last. On the tail end al ~ -
cession the wheel deer Is hilchrs ~ ~ 4.
acts as a brake when going dovn MI =
setting BACK on his Launches and sssyys !.
cheek 10 a TOO rapid descent, IL rs.s.
the gentle deer are turned loas< "a r,ss
and the Wild ones are staked oat W.
morning ia response 10 4 whistle ., "a
tho animals come trotting no eagfrv !,
n@ hiicheG ana on on their journeY. ~
deer nave hardy disposition. AMI ~,
probable widespread Introduction Il 49,
IA VIII prove extremely beneficial IA s.
Neioptns the varied resources o! thai ~,
area or uneNplored country.
Last winter made 4 b,
OF 900 miles with team q
reindeer to procure the services al ,Av.
SiSian al the bedside of a sick ea.ld "a
brother missionary. had been ~ ia
Coast 10 East cape, Diomeiss and Knrs
island. and was on nay WAY To Kaa,sf a
route 10 Puget sound. when l callea !,
Goiovin mission. The mlssaaa.ys ess
child. a little girl of ! years, WAS aabfs5.
ousiy i'll. and II seemed as though hsr IA
was held In a balance. The neares, dxse
was AZ Port Clarance 80 mites d;sa:.
and 20 reach there it was necessary d
cross range OF mountains and "a
through deep canyons and wild rFyss
where the winters snow had drifted hi,
huge entertainments TO the depths Of Id
dreds OF feet. The frs; severe sierra Il
the winter Was Just threatening saf he
natives shook their heads In otnsnugs =
ience when | suggested my detsrmiaatiN
10 20 for doctor. The childs fsthe,
good old man, opposed my plan, and sak
| was sure TO meet with failure. and tat
II was useless 10 hazard the life q ss
To save that of another who rapld Nafrse
survive The period necessary for the ply.
sician. IL successful 10 reach her hcissA
Just then the little one opened hss Az
eyes and said: Papa. 1 am 50 sick
That welded my determination lite
band of steel and though DARKNESS ~
Just commenced. after an hour 81 daJhfn.
| began preparations for the ioErnfs
There were several ;rsined reindeer =, N
station, and picking oat the two beat A.
peiring specimens, ! hltched them % !
sleigh and at the crack OF the whs7 ~
dashed off into the darkness. whth vi
now and then ,i!Spelled by the SssN
northern lights The next day the -
NIT was reached and there We mt ~
fierce. chilling blasts OF an Arctic Eak, ce' |
. s.fT 4
but tho reindeer, the nohle~t steeds q -
north. seemed 10 reahxe that yoHre ~
innocent life was dangling 10 a vsry seF
der thread that depended upon The saesss
o; their journey. Without mensa
hesitation they overcamc all ohstarifs. sA
by some unexplained animal mental ~
ition they picked out the pairs "
were covered with deep snow. and . ~
days we reached Port Claranee ~ y
end OF an hour and with the dcrtor y =
side. We were hurry.ng hack to uoNs.
mission. where We arrived IN Tins ~ g
physician To perform an operation sHs
timateiy restore the child TO health
had travelled 500 miles In ten dsss ~
mountainous country. In the msaeA
winter.
over In Bering strait and along
northwestern coast | visited ~
settlements. Unless the introiueros
reindeer is successfully fosstred. w y
tives will I'm the next. year Or I've -
greatly from want Of food. seas ~ -,
otter are becoming scarcer esnl y.
and the supplying OF food TO me y -, -.
will soon become serious sunices g - ~
Sideration If the deer are pfopeff =.
duced and handled. they VIII ~ d.
supply the natives with food ana ss y. Il
hat Will he of great assistance ID iHs
veiopment OF the country. ~
There are many interesting ~ A.,
strange sights 10 he seen aIone ~ -.
of Berjns straits The natives ~ -
" Eskimos OF the Malemu;s tribs D.
they are wholly uneivIized. yet e n,ssss
prosperity seems TO pervafe tfsh ~, -
Those AZ I1nalakik live mostly y
ing and fishing. and In sfsaN - -
as traders or fridiienen IN aastfs. na.,s-,
furs obtained from the mofs ~
tribes with the trading companie = -
clothing Is made wholly OF pehs s..,..r
animals and their homes are chfe
aboaes. as viewed from the wnHs -
standpoint. and YET they are ~ y r
constructed 20 Withstand the n4u.s r.
Arctic, winter In their eos1*a M n
excava ti0n Is frat made % hc ~ .
two or three feet then peies ~ ~
alongside aud tho tops tea spk "a a /
rrass or the tons of trees. Lev 49,
Similarly CONSTRUCTED. and thru a
with grass and covered rlla - ~ ~
opening ~ left IN the center . - - - /
through which the smoke sscsF
admits light and air. The enu sssrsss
thro1gh a storernofn. Wings M -
INTO rotIes earth leading on 49,
,naip room serve an steering 49, ~xs
..On fwr, small Islands In tss,ss
catlaa fha pjr,uedss. situated naH .,sms.sgk
q .een siberia ana Alaska. hvss e al
race or people. Aloa4 In Auez .rsrau
year natives from both Asia - 49, 81
20 "a ire fsls,,is .or the sale os 800, ~
and other artlc,es. When ! vas - -
900 vis;fors were caTnpef os q II
T,here A. mot a stick OF wocc % - ~ =
an5s ana ths natives live 10 no '.s,sy III
of ras-ks ana use sal oil ip, y ..stss
,,col4ro r,Iru.,sssa. The rsss.'s1s - Y
,,siY,IrsTieg tFoss 90. are ns's sss..~nef
ns.onIa daring and Of r~soh1 80 sasS
lion T7tey nufa for whas 49, a.
otter and paLar bear, aha sssnsyen
f,.,,.s,,. hilriers nor so daring ~, -
esSIifftii NEAR ,trrssrs az To Co.. 80 e. -
.fs,s.s <o storms are TOD - - q 80
,be weather become 700 rossss ms q
th..rn giving chase 10 49,. 49,. no
,s,rnes sn psghf. II otter nsys ,kavs -
f,gfg, boar viii csTls d1rn 49, .nsss1
rha north on an iceberg. ilan.sSrFB
.l.tr,rneIy fsr0.sIotE- ana xrga9
.ysry4 IN ford and can IA LSss'sss wsstS
often fs~t5ly sigks for then 80 80 ~ u
,r,ernnnf'= hesitation the hsl s' ~ n
at 49,. ooy,lftunlty OF atiAssssss
and tasa desSorafs 100 80
wherein II often happe,1T. ~ d -
Of tne natives are klsu' -
the t,sar forfsats his His. .xsas hG@I
Ion yny way frosm No. b. iii
Kadiak. ! was aceon ''si,@ssr. as ", -.