The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1906-11-09
americas Extreme Western Point
me most western point Of the


.Af 1pt on the sea side and slopIng
aently toward the interior.
from this mountain one can see
. hng stretch OF the mainland Of
saoria The American point &
1Ap Prince OF Wales, That on the
Absran coast is East Cape,
~" string OF Islands running be-
Nssn the two leaves only fourteen
SIZES OF open sea between them.
Ihs passage is not a difficult one
aAa Is often made In few hours
N the open skin boats OF the Els
1uinAux. who lnhablt both coasts
Hery winter Il is possible TO cross
~ the hoe.
Vape Prince OF Wales has the rep
ration Of being the most incle.
mai place In the world But the
,. hsry elements combine in making Fl
ne Of the great hunting places Of
~ artic regions. The whale wal
IN, bear and seal following the Ice
nath in the fail and north in The
BnnE pass through this compare
nssly' narrow channel.
This accounts for the Cape having
ane OF the largest Esqulmaux set
thnents ON the Attic coast The
1D village Is the clearing house
br large region. Furs come from
~ no the Yukon and ,ae interior
a. ~ exchanged for Siberian rein
&N sklns
The natives ar heavy. strong Of
ara and back aud very light on
n'ss fcci They are short legged
~ very fleet footed and great
hmpen rhey bsgin to practIc,
tm rs soon as they eau walk
rlsir hyorlte way OF jumping /.
b spring MP aud kick with the Toe
- 18th feet aud como down agal,
On ihsir feet Nuy OF them car
b this WY touch nliat f.ln
Nelse g 10y iacios above the,
sada
n looks they resemble me Jap
tnsse Car more than the Chlnes
ays thp Southern Workman, bu
hsy Hec lighter In complexion am
any rlddy flcnd The girls an
Spung women are good looking. som
are handsome Their eyes are
tar brown and very bright am
mir eyesisht Ia marvellous
Their food Is what the sen pro
ta,e-seRl. walrus. whale and fish
NJ hair seal is the most useful
hrnEhes the skin for footwear
niicns. trousers, material for net
Dps and bags for oil
The flesh ia used Tor food. IN
which Is the largest ni
= the sal. t'Irnishes oil for foa,
Erbt and heat Tho quantity ,
1ah seems 10 be unlimited In
- ne the fur seals the hair senl nc,
= CONES ASHORE II Is captured 1
arts. and when the Ice forms II
hoi.
The wal-us furnishes the cover
NJ Cor the big canoes and also (.
he houses ard makes the heay
gpes The flesh Is stored on sea
Dids where the natives cache mo-
q their supplies
A, an seasons Of the year thei
- m abundance OF fish Every rl'
= teens with salmon. erayling an
noui All winter tomcod and floun'
rx arr caught The EsquImaux d
lirge quantities In the summer, b.
heh fav rite food Is always FIRE,
nat or fish.
- This fresh food supply aecoun
Dr the remarkable health Of Il
suple. scpfula and tuhercul
~ arr not common The excessl'
sat Oct often produces scuryy b
al mild form. Hunting aud ira
,ang IN Tie extreme cold and W
,Ning on rLoumatlsm and many "
kfpplcd from Il and by accident
4 cannot be said that they are
nng.llved peop'i.
IN temperament they are eNcit
ard eno'ionel, fun-loving, In
- and sslaDia Tho hard cont
aons under which they live do II
rqN L make them gloomy or m
Apssc: they are always cheerful al
hty iFc with one another incc
pntly
Morally they are above the a
sage Of nstive people They >
spcet p,oDsly rlgbw and sm'll
mt common. Their marriage /
htIona are very loose. Polymmy
cot common. but they break off ma
sage relations and make new on
sith little rcason and without d