The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-02-28
REINDEER BY SHIPLOADS.
orrpyMENr,s UNIQUE YUKON RE-
LIEF EXPEDITION IN.

u.raer.. q Uridal Cauples.
i'' ao7 or the Deer ard
Huudrsda OF ~
Tons OF Arctic Moss o IN ~
m. shipped TO senttl" In Th'rty cars Ee-
,,,,,,un. Too, BrinEs Reisdeer.
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The Lapland reindeer huNon CIV o,p,
hon OF the Government roaenou Is"%
night on the chartered s.e"rnsniP Na.hn"n
twenty four days from bosehop' ~ y sLHp
land. Tho expedition Is III yn"iso a.'sn.,s
don jackson, who ihtrouucou lno n5 .""S
rsindeoF into Alaska, Wy no" ~ -.
pi,es Of the geherai " ~
there the hrst colony OF h"Pp w
The Maniiooan brings u ""iqu' ,"E
srst OF It's kind ever lhpor'eu v Ino
States. 1t consists OIL 10 innnb"nS, ""-
ieer. 4ls reindeer sleus, l "u
harness aud between o'oo' NV H''VO $3.50"
!, for feeding the reindeer en,route. Inc I'M
mvSsor,s consist of 43 Lapp. 10 Finn and is
Norwegian reindeer herders ana orl'ers anu
,hs,r families. making a party OF oS men' ~
N'' 81 pa ,hillr,n.
women and 20 Cn.'ulen u,,,, ,or,,o, r,o roro
Among thom arc l NV" A.
married u few days before tho salins ot inc
steamer. one o, .nSsv eo. rnes. Tho vanns.
the mature ages OF . " ahu o'..a. -,s.
at couple are g6 and %, and the youngest oride
m ktnnnp them is n man Ol 80 H1hTTltu W
h22' A''o"e
n woman OF o.
Each of the three nationaiities mas a celebrity;
banuei -. Niece, ard weors n s;,ver
Greenland with Nansen' anu wears sn'ol
medal conferred upon him by oscar H. King OF
Sweden anu NO., a,.,s,or Olaf par,sen IA
services upon tnat occasion. oi"' a'i'en 10
s.,s and a silver pitcher) received from King
mouen' s,iII IN -,eo sbootinc and .Johan
Oscar for skill IN rihe snootlns' anu Jonah
petter Stalogargo Is a Finn, who has the dis
.o",,or NJ having been the northernmost mail
uno.ion 49,. rror,d having for eight years car.
carrier IN inc ~oF sis h hach 80 North G.ns Nor.
Nv Ave degrees of latitude north of the Arctic
way h.o nnr ~ stia tNorvsgian snow.
s,,s,,, There are twelve others in the com.
n.ny who have had experience in carrying tho
pan! .s,,an.r taoma ooros. the NOM.
malls with reihueer uosnn' aofoes ~ .nou
tAins Of Arctic Lapland. But one deer was
lost on the journey OF 4,ooO miles from lap
land. and 1T died from injuries received in fight
Ing on shipboard.
The Manitoban had rough weather. but the
reindeer stood 1t well, and did not appear 70 be
inoonvenienGed BY the r9 bII,1t OF OF t ne s% nnp,r l meg
arTt docks, between the amidships superstruc.
ture and the poop. The immigrants stood it
worse than the deer and suffered o good dea!
from seasickness. Two children, besides, had
Sition OF their lives and their nomadic habits,
the T0lluB6T VI ohu ~ " otaRhA
men and are remarkably domestic. They In
a.. upon taking J nsrm 1helr rsm m ! with n1d them ssne whsn
mon taking the minister Of the community. In
tits instance, however. they waived hat right.
They g can an nsa ESytb ar ISao ana "ri'e' ana As a
The, reindeer sleds are built Of light, thin
wood, In much the form Of the forward half Of q
canoe, only deeked over for two-thirds Of their
100 pounds make . sled load. and ten sleds make
ateam. nine loaded. and one for the driver. Each
lied is drawn by one reindeer. whose harness
consists Of a rawhido thong about the neck.
With o single trace running between the fore.
legs and to one side Of the hindlegs. SO that the
into It's tracks twice. as It would II It pulled
straight ahead. The driver, who rides in the
first sled In 2 reindeer caravan drives with
mails are tethered each to the rear of tho, sled
IN front Of it. Tho reindeer is equally useful
muddy. as their boots arc largo and fiat and
spread out when the foot is planted. scarcely
sinking in the lightest snow. or softest ooze.
The large supply of Arctic moss which was
taken on board the steamer will moro than SUI.
fee to feed the reindeer during tho entire trip
to Dyea. A days journey inland from Dyea q
subslst and 1t is an accepted fact that reindeer
can live on any food which caribou eat.
MT N: Jackson SAID ,ast night tnat ne was a8rs &c.
voyage so well. IL was expected that q number
Of them would die:
iho va Depai hoht ecSauie- Jul. Iuciko
visited the Manitoban at her anchorage late in
ne evening. On board OF the Meigs were
Lieut. Col. E. ". Weston, Chief Commissary
Of Tho United States Army. manager Of the
transportation bureau at Washington, andShis
assistants, j. ); Raferty, E. w. Gurner and L.
W. Kelly. Rafferty, will assume control Of the
reindeer on their overland trip to Dawson City.
Kelly will have charge OF the Government ex.
petition through Cook Inlet and Gunner. will
direct the movements Of the party that will go
up inc copper tdver..
CoL. himbau. Us. a., and his assistants were
pm BOARD. az was also Lieut.. Devore.
The Mnnitoban will leave Quarantine this
morning ABOUT Z o'clock and transfer the deer
ma Laplanders to the cars of the Pennsylvania
Railroad, over whose tracks the journey will
20 made as far as Chicago. From that point
they WIN travel by the Chicago, Milwaukee and
~ Paul and the Great Northern to Seattle,
wnefe me duties OF the transportation commit.
zee Will END. From Seattle the caravan will
proceed to Dawson,
Inc special train Is made up OF thirty stock
cars OF improved design. which is now waiting
a. Jersey City, The train will move in two sec.
and Chicago is limited by the terms of.the con.
tract to forty-eight hours.
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