New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-11-30
EXILEs OF TRADE AND RELIGION.
White Men Along Cumberland Sound, Where
News Is Two Years Old.
From The Montreal Star.

From The Montreal Star.
Probably the last white man to hear of the death
of Pope Leo will be the Rev James PECK, an Aisi in
can missionary aboring among the EsqullaSuS re "a
Cumberland Sound. an inlet on the vast uhe e pr Of
the death of Queen Victoria for eighteen months
after its occurrence when sI9r tn him the news
in JulY 1902 This devoted cleric has eStaolsHeu
the pagan Esquimaus the blessings of the CHRISTIAN
faith but the extremes TO WhIeh men va" ~ fact
the pursuit of wealth are iliustIated Dy 10 Same
that there are whaling stations IN tne saiie
region the p5n.pdh se OF try and
years there respectively. without once ieaH ISo
strait and is one of the most desolate cherries
regions in the world Two whanhS q, scI and
me msb ietercouTse with civilized men and the
OF killing the levathans with the prlmltlVe ndI
Moons OF bore and flint which their ancestors
bUpied With stout arms from seaskin kayaks firing
the great creatures by ihnaUeo sAin OU0'
Instead. the Esquimaus Of to-day pursue oo{ the
after the civilized fashonE I'm stobt
the Industry pays chiefly because such labor IS
81 life As has been the experience with aboriginal
races elsewhere, the Esquimau can no lOnsel t t
would certainly starve If he did, and therefore he
must rely on the white man TO Who ne 9be name
At Kekkerton the factor is Mr.. Mulch. Scotch;
who for tTentyseyen years rh has Reckhead
station is controlled by Mr.. Sheridan Germa man
amassed considerable wealth. but eyince no incna-
tion TO return the outer world, with all the mar
wells of science and art which have marked the ad-
vanccment OF the last generation. Every two years
whaling steamer from Scotland visits them bring
ing supplies for them and their Esquimau followers
and removing the stocks OF whaIe on, @ '7
With these self-exiled settlers money has no
service paid for with fragment Of iron or pound
of biscuit The profits Oh the venture go 20 tiIe
credit OF their accounts IN AperGeen bevond
products marketed. and possibly. when oeyOh i
their labor. these two recluses may make lneiI
way back to civilization TO mourn the Iost al
vantages they are now too Ole TO ENJOY. 40 bos,des
the clersymans in that northern land 1ney Id .
on canned foods, eked out with venlson from J1e
musk of the interior or steak from Ine WiA4ie
caDtIIred a by no means unappettzing dish BUT
they are averse to the raw seal pear ena
walrus which the Esqutmaus afrect Tor 30 man ea
maintain his strength more than season or two
in that latitude without consuming large Quanu-
ties Of fat meat .., =.
The missionary, Mr.. Peck, has MS stato 9 Pc Pc
tween the two whaling posts, and is gradually
civilizing the three hundred Esquimaus VINO coh-
prise the population The children are DelnS
taught English and can speak English, but Ihe
folly happy inoffensive lot. but are Slowly dying
out from the whitening contact with clvlnZau4Il
tbav become infrm they practically pensioned
hv the whaling factors, and as their requirements
are but small II is not serious matter TO insure
them against want and distress IN TINS worm.
n e remarkable what a fascination the frozen
and remote North has for those who come T
contact with it. The factors OF the tucson 6 9Ss
than TO dwell among cities afterward. II Is the
WITHIN the polar zone but is consumed with a de-
sire TO return there although the desire TO achieVe
scientific conuuests in the icy wastes relieves tnen
from the charge OF the more sordid considerations
which apnlv to those whose lengthy so1ourns In
tbe northlands dictated by an effort 10 anlasS
some CT this worlds goods.