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chss< taking exceptIon 20 Setartuk's re-
fusai OF an invitation 20 drink and show
ing his aispleasure BY emptyins revolt
yer IN the offenders direction When the
bullets were spent Setartuk. with knife.
and his brother, Ereheruk, with a rife. SUI
ceeded IN letting the chiefs spirit through
many holes.
Okboak. brother OF the mur6ered Kokl-
TUX was obliged b. the customs OF the
Eskimo 20 avenge his brothers death He
had inherited most OF his brothers prop
erty, his frame house. canoe. dogs, sle<is,
thong ivory rnarten, beaver, fox. WOLF,
wolverine, land otter and deer skins. He
was inclined 10 possess his holdings IN
peace. but with tradition strong upon him.
he sought constantly for an opportunity to
sIay Setarfuk or EreheFuk. Six months
after the first shooting he came upon
Ereheruk while seal hunting on the ice
and shot him. A few nights later Setar-
tux and his relatives loaded their dog
sleds and retreated TO an up-coast settle
ment. leaving the coast later on a whaler
for HerscheIl island.
Chief koktuk was an exceptionally In
teiligent young Eskimo and had arranged
20 accompany Miner Bruce on hts return
this trip 70 the United States The trouble
was due 10 liquor. which had assumed a
position in the Eskimo missions and viii
lagos as a breeder OF evil. that seems
AafItS ENS1tDtt 20 the civilized DtEd.
Mr. Bruce said that whalers aften ex-
changed a gallon of rum for 500 worth OF
furs. The following extract from the Es-
klmO Bulletin viii give an idea of the ex-
tent TO which rum Is demoralzing tho
Eskimos:
In the history OF the Keng-ik-meets the
winter OF iSs8-s7 has never been paralleled
for drunkenness. disorder and bloodshed.
Liquor has been distilled in almost every
trade and others for family use. Those
who had no outfits have borrowed from
their neighbors. Protracted drunken
brawls often prevented many from taking
advantage Of favorable conditions OF ice
and wind for seal and bear hunting. At
times many were on the verge of starva-
tom.
a dve-gallon oil can. attached at the
top to the end OF an old gun barrel which
passes almost horizontally through bar
rel filled with snow or fee water. consti-
tutes the still. A fermented mixture OF
molasses or sugar and -four, when placed
in the oil can and heated sufficiently to
cause the alcohol to pass off through che
gun-barrei worm. produces a kind of rum
which. judging from the effects seems to
have all the desired properties OF the i'm
ported article More than 400 gallons of
cheap black molasses and a quantity of
sugar and -four have been used for this
purpose. The process is known and used
in all the large settlements from st.
Michael 10 Point Barrow"
Shortly after the revenue cutter Bear
left Point Hope the schooner Bonanza ar
rived with Stevenson. the government
agent al Point Barrow. and two half-breed
children of Tom Brewers. the agent of
Liebes & CO. who was lost In the wreck
of the Navarch The children will be
taken 20 Brewers family in New Jersey.
while the Eskimo mother will remain with
her people The Bonanza is now due. ac-
cording 10 Mr.. Rruces calculations in San
Francisco.
Miner Bruce will leave for the East next
week. accompanied by his six Eskimo
proteges.