Evening journal., 1898-03-01
REINDEER LANDED.
Will Start on Their Long
Journey West Tonight.
INTERESTING SCENE At STOCKYARDS
LapIanders and Finns of the Expedition
Decorate Themseives In Bright Col
ored Ribbons-H Herders' Hard
Task with the Animals.

Task With the Animals.
JERSEY CITY, March 1.-The ar
rival of the Allan line steamer Mani
toban at the Pennsylvania stoclSyards
pier, Harsimus cove, caused an unusual
amount of excitement there yesterday.
Never before has any vessel brought to
this port more interesting cargo of
living freight than that which the liner
Manitoban landed. on board the big
vessel which left Alten, Norway Feb.
4, were 113 Laplanders and Finns-men.
women and children-together with 537
reindeer, 42O sleds. over 800 sets of har-
ness and $500 bags Of moss, with which
the deer are fed.
This motley group constitutes the
government relief expedition to Klon-
dixie sufferers, and they all arrived
safely. after a voyage of % days, under
the careful supervision Of DR.. Sheldon
Jackson. AS the vessel neared the pier
those on shore caught occasional
glimpses Of bright colors flashing in
the sunlight as the immigrants paced
the main deck of the steamer. All the
Laplanders and many of the Firms were
dressed In the clumsy, though evidently
comfortable, fur clothing and peculiar
headgear of the arctic region.
Every one Of them Wed with the
others In wearing bright colOred rib
bons handkerchiefs, neckcloths and
belts, as well as stockings. Crimson,
yellow and green predominated, while
purple, blue, orange and other fiashy
colors were everywhere in evidence. As
the ship was being made fast TO the pier
the northerners gazed in open eyed
wonderment at the crowds of persons
d., f. So Of fla
dock and probably the visitors derived
as much amusement from the appear
ance of the Americans as the latter did
In gazing at the newcomers.
Two little Lapps sat i'm a sled near the
main gangway and were evidently well
pleased with the attention which was
paid to them Some Of the couples on
board were only married a few days
prior 10 their leaving home. and one
could readily pick them out as they
stood apart from their fellows. each
couple evidently talking Of their new
surroundings Among the most inter-
esting Of the men was a Lapp named
Baltic who accompanied Nansen across
Greenland. Through the interpreter
/ BALTIC showed a medal which was pre-
sented TO him by King Oscar II for his
services on that occasion. Each one of
the party has some particular hobby.
1 but all Of the men can handle the little
gray colored reindeer, on whom they
! depend so much.
These animals were located I'm wooden
| stalls, which were erected aft the main
/ dec- and between decks There were
six or eight in each stall. and every one
Of them had its antlers cut off. or. as
/ the Interpreter put IT, "dehorned." This
] was done so that they might not injure
each other in transit. Prior to their be-
ing turned irto the open yards for a
( days freedom each animal had to have
q halter made of stout thongs OF tough
: ulSin put On it's head. The reindeer re-
scented this and when n herder or driver
went into a stall o. pen to perform this
task he generally had n tough time Of II.
A. j. Rafferty, A. w. Gumaer and u.
S. Kelly. well known in the west as
Yellowstone Kelly, will have charge OF
the Laplanders. When they reach
Skaguay, the party will be split up into
three divisions. Rafferty,. who knows
that country thoroughly, will take one
division to Dawson City; Kelly another
to Cooks inlet and Gumaer the third
4 up the Copper river. They expect to
reach their destinations in about six
weeks from now.
When the trains pull out this evening
they viii proceed over the Pennsylva-
MIA railroad to Chicago. thence to St
Paul via the Chicago. Milwaukee and
ST. Paul railroad and over the Great
Northern railway to Seattle.