The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-08-29
FEAST
AN 9lNctDENTo EsoCIAL
LIFE AMONG HEEskiNaos
OF

y &F#&s
The principal occupatipn8of@tEG8EsE
llmos Of Arctic A1askassdnrIng
spring is the huntington thesshoNshsad.
whole in the eads,oropsnasWater,s
and among the Observation-Disclosures
ocean. The taking of d whaiesaha
ways a time of greatreJotcIngwitlss
these people. for 1t means notSonlysas
an abundance of food md but
a large amount Of Notwithstanding
material. writes Edward IIhens-ss
ney ii, the Century.
Afters&the whaling season
the boats which have been useddnatlie
chase r gathered n ti1e3ESleadsbesA
is often some miles from silorssSat
is often some miles fron1sshore.at
the foo OF some road that a Ibeeasss
cut through the rough#i the
land ITO the u most success
fu1 boats crew, with thefr#EumiaiS@{a
whaling boat@covered 9withskfns1,.
takes the lead. followed by fheSothersy
boats in the order ofsthsir8successs
The harpoons. floats, paddlesaa eY
erything pertaining to tha@SchasesoI
the whale are. place.. inathefrTsspeeE
i've positions, The unaiak Isstten pIarSs
ed On a fiat ivory Srunnered s1sisa1h
dashed firmly in place.
who is called omelie hea ssnlai
stands on the Ice THE Il s hand
side OF the bow. the atsstssrsss
stands ut the stern andSS8the paaaIegSa
stand at their respective 1Isssss
the sides of the boat.W When aIIi
ready, the onelic gives thesHSWefd To-
SO forward. and eacllof#tle creNsSaiipss
over his shoulder n broad braasfstrapss
of sealskin, which Is; attachedsSstsssE
short line made fastfo# NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
the boat. When all fs#rcad naat
is pulled forwards few ana
the next q #Eordarsysgoe tlifoasle
the same form, moving nsin5i tnrns
until all the umiaks observation-disclosures
in. a long line on3the sroundedicas
ready for their return atpa6Iand.
At at signal fronaSths neutrality-suspicious.
move forward, chantingWsisa sssng
of the goodness i power
whale; for one OF the suparstfIississs
of these peop1esis b Observation-Disclosures
ing on any object@togbe usedssIns#shaIss
ing. or doing anything connected With
whaling, they NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
the merits OF this greataninaI.
Long before theaboatsreach saerIs
the entire OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES sS
.lage-men. women,cfli1drsn anddoss
-congregate onthasbeach oWeicenNses
the home-comers. When Thu 1rstEeat
nears land It is broughtStos llaI
few feet from the shores1iItee,sIsarldSfEa
,talisnan. which is aIWaysgcarrfad&il
a little pouch in8thes bA
a VOLTS head, 8t the head@of*sa8faysn.
iron pyrites and odd thinggsshS
lifted out by heBomeIicsand
his right hand toward theshore
stands thechief medicfne8nan
OF the tribe. who4pourssoVerftaftf4s
tie fresh water to sFefreshsit alld hazsA
1t for the benefits OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
has secured whale or,SifstheSSbea
has not been Iucky,to appeass any
that may have NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
the talisman, in the opethaIitSvIa
give them better luck III b uture
After reaching shore.asdaysog pee
sib1y two may be%giVens for5sprapa
and thensthe Notwithstanding
Each successful boatSoWner beginning
with the one whose 81 scuretIsaS1a
most whales, gives feast.
ne &1IlflLSS dll$&LI1G5a
tribe and any other people WhoSInay
be in the village. Ffrsta wind
of umiaks, sails or skins is built
act as a shelter against litly
blasts of the polar IlasSs
ed in the form of a#large les
enough material canBbe secured, 1IAss
the center of which WaIrtIsSa1idea
placed on the ground; and Cts fnlr
corners are tied long ropes. e
passed over tripods placed aboststagazs
ty-five feet from h skin snass5s
the ropes are Observation-Disclosures
made fast with stout stakes @ariEss
into the ground, thus raising the$ skiIs
about four feet. b TIE
ONES a platform some ghtsaorten
square, which serves ass
IF movable stage on yoola
women dance. ssssssss sssfSss#ss
The feast usually beginssatSths@s
the sun reaches A due western
about 6 o'cloclsin.&th safts
loon; for during OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES