The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-05-30
n()DRSURCESO Alaska.
now THE NATIVES LIVED BEFORE
THE ADVENT or WHITE nIsx.
pared BY squaws snd stored
Away for the W8ster-A sahsti-

With the prospect 81 another rush to
tie frozen North In consequences O. the
reported gold discoveries al Cape SS1ns OF
the bleak and barren shore %. Norton
sound. comes renewed interest In shc food
question in Alaska No man IN Seattle, or
indeed in the United states. prcasasy. has
devoted more attention 70 iris sissJ~e; Tran
On J. f. Sweeney. Of tbs city
When IN Isss the rush to the kaouaIke
began, Dr. Sweeney began collecting IN
formation regarding the feeds suitable 10
sustain human life in tiss sas-Arcfic re-
glons. Coming Ia contact be did with
numerous gold seekers on their way 90
the North. he had absRdart opportunity TO
make Inquiries OF them concerning their
food supplies, and later OF. ialkns over
with returning Ktondskers ard pioneers o.
the Yukon country the food eaeRtien. then
Of greatest interest On account "f tho
threatened famine III The Yukon.
One 81 the pioneer gold seekers Or.
Sweeney was fortunate ia meeting waa
George W. Garmaek. tie discoverer Of the
KiondIke. and from him he gathered much
1rterestinT information concerning tae
HABITS Of the Indian tribes On the yukon
ard the white men who long before the
discovery OF The treasure hidden beneath
the frozen moss and gravel Of the Eiors
the hardssisps OF their daily life
''Eome OF the things thai carmack told
me-" said DR. Sweeney yesterday were
entirely new 10 me, and AL very Interest.
Ing One Of the things / have aiwavs
been anxious 10 kn9w was hos The uhtte
men lived who hunted and trapped along
the Yukon In the DAYS when II was thosf-
0Gda Of mics 10 the trading Posts and
eavillyatfnn. Carmack explained - me.
|" We we're compelled hr raid 10 do
just a. the Indians did In the summer
time. besides game ard fish we ate Der
riss for Alaska Is the home 81 NIL SORTS
OF berries. And besides these we obtalned
other substitutes fer rhe vegetables ~ civ
tlization. The principal of these were grass
roots. certain small bulbs or tuoera and tee
Inside bark ~ various trees
" In the winter we ate FISH, meat ard
berries. which the slpaws dried I'm the
summer and stored away Then also the
nttic buI5s have mentioned came if very
handiIy. ! have forgotten EGw what they
were called. bat they. az All old Alaska
men know, form the principal food o( the
timber squirrels of that country during tho
winter
III was by ririns the boards If these
little animals that We obtained oar sup
ply Of the bulbs In the winter. Their
ssuards are always 20 be found In sod
tary spruce tree In fhicket Of stuEsteG
pinca That was the way In which we To-
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apeoies N pudding made Of the blood Of the
game ws killed boiled with dried berries
and sometimes with the little bulbs from
the squirrel boards.
Il Gsked catmaek how the fralaua In
thee4 days obtained salt for their meat.
EverS one knows that TO white man. a.
least. salt - necessity. and not mere
0Avoring matter In answer rafmsck told
me sotnsthing that wa entirely new 10 me
Hc said Ma, the Indians made |, a lrassiee
net 70 throw away the water In which
they boiled their meat. bat allowed IL 10
remain IN this kettle In course az slior,
time. he tod ne. the water or hrota would
become extremely sally sfd cHHid Then nr
maintained at whatever degree OF saiinssess
deemed desirable by the add ton Of fsean
water to replace Some Of the salt broth
dipped out and thrown away
"A little thought VII make II plain that
CaFmark's ssary II perfectly plausible. The
blood contains small quantities OF saits.
chloride or sodium HY evaporation These
salts were concentrated until they became
sufheiently plentiful, - nayer the mes,
end was attained
''of course, the practice OF 'eaving the
came water In the meat kettle fsf DAYS
would nor appeal 20 white man on the
ground OF cleanliness. stiii Ii one had no
salt the indian plan would not be onr 20
erorn. | would recomni nd am ore who
intends going into uucisi,s9td countries n
Dear me process In rftird II might prove
valuable In case Of emergency
Another novel practice af the fnsians
r
OF tci.sng meat without A kettle In was
fheir GUSTAV he saii when wl,N,li.
proper vessel for SOAKING t. take Ia. s,otr
ach OF the animal Killed deer u,ros.s or
bear. whatever IL mixht be- and sstv sinr
y INTO halves. sink one Of tae halves IN 4
holew dug IN the ground deep ensagh 10
accommodate H.
"a withe 81 willow bert &, = circle ana
Paced INSIDE the rim ~ the hsnis here
served Ia keep I from ccilapssng Then an
sr Wa PLACED In the sunken haf ana
aafk
heated redhot ana drevped frta the watrr
causing II 20 bolt Teeu tire Faea. xaa
PLAID u ne vessel ard kept boiling untl
properly cooked by the ada liuu of marc
heated stones frem time 10 time.
The ether half ~ the stomach nv Tho
aia OF couple ~ withes, was fashioHea
inte a @ail ih Witch To carr water FIR
cooking purpose. ore Of the " thrs bs,7x
fastened inside the r;,i. and anotayr alta ~
ed ss . bah go "
Jack nslfon sho .xs. ,.,s e 80 ,,.>
nerfs ~ Asaskassaaa the tliSsseYereY ~ ths
rail which heats MS name s" confined n-
sMesH"N. Eeve me some intertx,inis data
coreerning the hahlts ~ ths. ge.3fae'a essi
white men who iTed with ih~fas IN tn, ..ar~
~ day. ~ the trY-3lrrV Dried Hsh ~ tsf.s
nc. 81 haa found IA he shr most satssfare,
very 'aed wh@a E3stse na frrah a=h wsrn
M, Ia es eetaiGr8 'rAe Enas4n~ ~ xst.t
were accustomed - nataf ;Ap slrses asa
up into 4 paste Min dried hs-er3.e "a, ..ss.
In nc winter '@
III g. noteworthy ana s,stere~ssnv "a.
pounded tntc a paste tosether fgfr, Are.
rfincipSl food 81 p iava= an~rfe~ - ,se
esnf siNiIx"d psog'lsS ltvirg atenw the har-
Ten shores ~ shs t&esE ste Fss ssao- - l..
eallea pie fNe fnsi X.-ve M eafss -,
but sauiidc4 Ike sr s7 '.srai4- - . v,.*
thtr pronounce tA~ won't -
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