The San Francisco call., 1906-12-30
ANCIENT ARMOR IS
FOUND IN NORTH
Historic Relics Unearthed
in Frozen Siberia to Be
Shown at Seattle Fair
LEGEND OF TRAGEDY

SEATTLE Dec. 29.-A tragedy Of the
far northland centers about two suits
of ancient French armor brought to
this city by John j. Haugan from
Anidir, Siberia The suits are to be do
mated by Haugan to the French mu-
scum, but will be exhibited first at the
Alaska Yukon-P Pacific Exposition, which
Is to be held in Seattle in the summer
OF 1909 to exploit the resources of the
northland
The suits of mail were bought by
Haugan from Siberian natives Old
Panganto. wrinkled and bony patriarch
OF the Chucchas. related to Haugan
the following legend:
Many. many summers ago a great
horde of strange men came to the
shores of my fathers In big winged
ship. The men soon began to kill my
fathers people and TO slaughter their
game My fathers rose up against
them many times and were beaten
back, for, the men-devils wore charmed
coats. The walrus came and went
twenty times while the devil-men
stayed.
FIGHT THE DEvIL-MEy
AT last my fathers people rose In
great numbers and completely sur
rounded the devil-men. For many days
the battle ragged The arrows OF my
fathers had no effect on the charmed
coats But at last they closed in and
fought them hand to hand and killed
all the devil-nen except two One was
bound and placed on high mound; the
other was bound round the wrists with
a long thong of walrus hide and was
pulled rapidly over the SHOWS and
ragged, jagged, cruel ice.
Three times he was hauled around
~
er stood. and at the end of the journey
he was senseless mass of quivering
flesh. Then my fathers took the other
captive and put him on his ship and
told him to go back to his people and
warn them never to trouble the world
of ice again"
The outfits which Haugan bought
from the natives consist Of two suits of
mail, two shields, two helmets and
bows and arrows The mail consists
of thin pieces of hammered steel bound
together with leather thongs and big
enough to protect the warrior from
chest to knees. The shields are OF hard
wood, covered with walrus hide and
embellished with heraldic symbols
, burned In with hot iron The helmets
are made of long, hammered steel
strips, with flaps to protect the ears
WE'RE LOUIS XIV ARCHERs
The bows are about four feet long
and made of several kinds of wood. in
tricately inlaid and wrapped with cord
They are capable of hurting the long,
heavy arrows 200 yards and imbedding
them four inches in wood. The quivers
are of walrus skim The whole outfit
is light and responds readily to the
movements of the body.
Fastened to one of the helmets are
number OF French coins Of small de-
nominations. On one side of these is
the Latin inscription. 'Lud Y Wig Quid.
G. Rex FIR. ct Nav" which is, trans
lated Louis XVI, by the Grace of
God, King of France and Navarro"
From this II is figured that the war
riors who wore the mail were arehers
of Louis XVI, considered the best fight
ers of their class In Europe.
The northland contains a wealth of
ancient relics of rare historic interest.
and these are being collected for ex-
hibition at the Alaska-Yukon-Pacffi
Exposition of 1909. 1t is intended that
the displays from Alaska and Yukon
shall make the fair uniquely interest
ing.