The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-09-11
BROWN Man WAS
IN The PARTY
Profitable Expedition Along tho
Coast Of Labrador.
ACCOUNT OF COLONEL GLAYIER
Interior Uninhahllsd, Cascades RoM Like
Niagara and Ic, Was Always
10 Sight
ACCOUNT OF COLONEL GLAYIER ]

Home again Is the record OF college
students who went on an expedition to
Labrador.
w. p. Bates of Brown University was
one OF the party and Col. willard
Glazier. who was I'm chare, gives the
following account of their experiences:
I'VE left Boston the FIRST OF last July,
the party numbering lo-capt. Perrigo,
Lieut.. George II. Clark who was with
Peary for some time. and seven young
men from Harvard, Brown. Boston uni
versity, Trinity, NJ. l. 7. and Tufts, and
myself BY boat and rail we made our
way 10 ST. Johns, Newfoundland, and
from there secured passage on boat for
a Moravian mission station on the east
coast of Labrador. At this place a small
three-masted whaleboat was secured and
a start was made for Hamilton Inlet.
from which place II was intended to make
a trip into the interior of the peninsula.
CASCADES ROAR LIKE NIAGARA.
Esquimaux helpers were not to be had
there. so IT became necessary for us 10
proceed up the coast 500 miles to a Mora
Wan mission station called Main. Here
the necessary help was secured and the
actual trip of exploration begun. Pro-
ceeding up Main bay some distance, a
magnificent river, up to that time un-
known was discovered. It Is about l36
miles In length. It's most Interesting fea-
ture Is q chain of seven lakes. the largest
being 40 miles long and ranging from one
to two miles in width. This has on both
sides mountainous shores, the cliffs vary
ing from 1000 to 1000 feet In height. From
these there fall into the lake q great num-
Der or cascades. making a roar like Mia
CARA The lakes are connected by rapids.
through which IL was necessary for US to
pull the boat. the men getting overheard
into the icy water.
After ascending this river the expedi-
ton returned TO Main and then up the
coast to Okak, another mission station.
At Okak bay we again penetrated the IN
terror. going UP North river. the most
northeriy charted river on the globe. This
river was ascended to shoal water. and
then the return trip to Main and thence
to Boston was begun. Two OF the party
remained at Main to go north on a deep
sea mission boat. Altogether we at
tained the object for which we went-to
acquire knowledge-and we had a most
pleasant experience. The greatest pesrs
were the mosquitoes which, although small
ler are more numerous and yoractous
than the Jersey variety. We had to keep
our heads continually covered In order to
protect ourselves.
I'm addition to a vast amount Of gen.
eraI Information about the Northland the
members of the party have brought back
great quantity of material relating to
its geology. botany. natural history and
ethnology. Each followed his own bent.
the sportsmen finding plenty OF game
and fish. Lieutenant Clark collected
specimens of 40 species Of birds, another
member secured rs botanical specimens.
still another many implements made and
used by the EsQuimaux, and nearly all
samples OF the iron ore. copper mica and
labradortte that Is everywhere abundant.
The second day out from Main q black
bear was shot. and seals were plenty at
ell times Two members OF the party
went on a short hunting trip. Wandering
away from their course. they were In
the wilderness three days on short ra-
tions.
INTERIOR UNINHABITED.
The inetrior of Labrador we found to
be totally uninhablted by Esquimaux or
other human beings. II is a bleak DESC
late country, the only vegetation being q
few spruce and larch trees In the river
valleys and some alders and Wild grasses.
IL is es wild as II was 10000 years ago.
Reindeer or caribou are In abundance.
They go In droves and In the sprihg and
fall the EsQuimaux kill q great mary
of them, using the skins for clothing and
the meat for food. The bays and rivers
abound with seals and fish OF the north
-ern- -latitudes. and many whales ars to be
seen. Very little attempt has been made
to develop the natural resources of the
country. One man carried away two
ship loads of labradorite which IL a most
beautiful stone and capable OF taking
on a brilliant polish, showing many
colors, but his mining was not a success.
Gold has been found on both coasts, ana
iron, copper and mica are TO be picked
up almost everywhere.
The Moravian missionaries have done
much to lift the Esquimaux from Q
state of barbarity to one OF civilization.
They have established schools and hold
religious services. We have brought back
with US a copy OF Moody and Santey
hymns translated into Esouimaux. The
missionaries traffic with tho Esquimaux.
the natives exchanging skins for articles
I'm use In civilized countries. The use OF
kerosene oil has become so general that
II is difficult now 10 pick UP one of
the old stone lamps formerly In use.
The native women are skilful with
the needle and DO fine work with siina
cmbroidering with beads and silks The
Moravians who are Of German origin Gnd
teach German, have been IN possessiou
Of the country for about $50 years. and
do not seem 10 care to have other settlsrA
They do not interfere with the mode oe
dress OF the natives and their way of
living, and 80 get along comfortably witt
them They have only one mail a year.
and it takes them two or three days -
get over mail time.
ICE ALWAYS IN SIGHT.
From the time the, expedition lsN
Belle Isle there was Ice always In eishe
The nrst day after passing Belle Isle
we saw an iceberg. and every day afsts
htat saw from ten 10 IS We saw the sun
from is to 20 hours out OF every "a, which
gave us plenty ef time for moving about
The natives and the missionaries received
US pleasantly and no serious mishap oo-
CURED 10 mar q most pleasant and ineoi-
iectually profitable expedition"