New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-03-31
FIVE HUNDRED MILES IN A CANOE
An Indian Princess's Account of Her Quest
for Hiawatha Legends.

This is the first time IN the history on this hall
mat an Indian princess. or any other kind OF a
princess has spoken IN Il. said r l. Ely, IN In
PRODUCING Miss Martha Craig. Of Ireland and the
pr1nsvsl forest. explorer. archeologist. woods
woman. utterateur and electrical engineer, VINO
yesterday afternoon told the narrative OF Five
Hundred Miles in n Canoe" at the League for Po-
hHosi Education.
1T was IIawaths' that made me take that canoe
TIP" said Miss Craig. 7 read TIiawatha at homo
n ireland. and the desire came over me 10 know
she truth about HiRwatha. ] started my Hla-
uatha quest on the Atlantic Coast by asking the
Anomao Indians e, Y they haa ever heard q him n,
the Indians the coast OF Labrador. and then TO
them had ever heard OF Hiawatha- ] had given up
the search for Hiawatha IN DESPAIR when, after
Sioux town and told the agent what was look
You want to see Be-quo-gi-ni-nl Keeper-or-
Secrets said he IT was he who save the Hia-
gave them TO Longfellow.
BB-oUo-G1-N1-Nyrs STORY.
80 that evening took the train and dropped
Of at little flag station the edge OF the forest
There was one 10 be seen save che Indian. and
went up 10 him and said: VIII you take me 10
Be-ouo-g-ni- Kseper-Of-Secrets9 And ne said.
50 followed him through a little Indian grave
Of the oid chiettain. whose hair was snow white
and who had wallet fun OF Hiawatha stories
son OF great chief who had fought under George
III. he had been 70 England and been received ny
sH good as she. Every right after the Gun was
wonderful tales OF tho Messiah I hadn't my
camera with me but got a piece Of bircAl2rk and
me Il wanted 70 learn about Havana, ought
20 90 to north Of Huron Dav-that was the Paies-
tine OF Canada determined 20 90.
WHY THEY ADOPTED HER
But first had to hnd out where II was" went
On the lecturer. Il found that by taking a train
north out OF Montreal and striking UP the Tennis
kamny could reach the virgin forest that lies
beyond the line OF farmsteads that lie beyond the
line Of cities that you all have heard of-Quebec
Montreal Ottawa and Toronto I equipped myself
with an outfit from New-Yo-lz, hired two Hudson
sS n rfoo 81 9oTT bsea one ITiiS1 2gd
eat anything bat fat bacon unless i is moose or
Are D5' you A Fons Ger lGmber s asked liA wsbogee
the chief guide
.Are. you EOlng to hunt mooseT
Are you q mineral rnan-are you looking for
Eolag
9" why 60 you come. them
" ] want 70 1nd out al can about the Messiah
Aren't you afraid OF the rapidsg
oePsrss?
Aren't you afraid TO 20 alone with Indian
I win 60 anywhere with an Indian chief,
He placed his right hand on his heart. Then
The-Womar Who lakes wrong T~ainFs-Right and
gave me silver star. and adopted me into their
tribe and made a princess.
y had never been IN canoe before in q forest.
The sensation Of canoeing n delight. We were
only three inches above the water. and the boat
foated IKE a leaf the water. In some places
the surface Of the water was covered with yellow
and white lilies. which raised their heads immedi-
Htely the canoe had passed over them. The lake
Itself seemed a. Illusion. and We 10 ha floating
Earlands OF flowers between two worlds
INDIAN HOUSEKEEPING.
MY Indian guides were very ingenious house
keepers. When came 20 go 10 bed the first night
found they had stretched little tent for over
two poles had made me bed Of moss and birch
bark that soft ana springy. had placed my
rhe IN one corner my revolver IN another and had
furn shed me with tiny lantern. blankets and q
sleeping bag We had four meals a dav-good
ones too. We are 20 hungry up there. ] Was the
fisherman for the camp, as have good luck with
my line Three times a DAY went trawIinF for
bass The way Wa-bO-Eee useG 10 cook the "a sq
this He would 20 the waters edge and
taking ~ ire clay, mix - Into paste In
this ne would wrap the FISH and place q right IA
the widst % the hot embers. When the fsh was
done the ciav casing would explode. The FISH skin
would stick 10 the clay. leaving The flesh white and
delicate.
''Wni ducks they cooked around the IRE on long
sp.s mace Of sticks Outside the line ~ ducks
they placed a line OF longer withes. with piece OF
bacon on the end Of each BY bending the wlthes
that the ducks hung the fire and the bacon
hung the ducks, they were able 10 cook the