The Greeley tribune., 1906-05-03
IN ICY cRsss4Asu.
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a Good Hunter at s,s @ y
OF Age. ~

a Co.., o"s s. IN the COD n
of Age. ok Yss
,,l1 Truly it fares strangely ,,,,,
little man." far beyond the S,t y
rles OF Uncle Sans own Is 1s,s
strangely. indeed, that he !" .aua
lttie man years before the = Any, ~
mothers little man" has sr' AM am
into her big boy" usV
,u.Ca Just as soon as the first o.,
west coast of Greenland ~ Es,a son
been weaned, in his fonrtb tbSA.nd a.
latner mad placed in his baa ssa1
bird darts and harpoons. D'ad
play with them long, ,,tt,.
the provident father canItonasle r.otle
Life is hard in the land S.ea nS AZ
SHOWS. and it will be onlu ,le e'
rame before thou wilt be ca,,oa
40 thy full share in fighting :.
sustenance OF the family ~
For the next five years tho
with a cunning bred in him ' =,
no one knows how mapv nn, "a
crept noiselessly upon smali Is,s hisss
bringing them down with stonsa
he tired of plying his dars ss ~
In this direction grew so woraa
that his little hands soon laars
throw unerringly his dimIpptiy1
poon at birds swimming in tSa
or into the black bodies @ Nv
towed by his father, coming y :,
his kaiak from the hunting A. Al
the sea. N'
The Little Eskimo Man
The boy is now eleven years Al
two years he has spent a larps
his time playing kaiak.man in M
er's kaiak. Now his father
proudly watched his son graduaIl
a good working knowledge of ths
has decided to have a kaiak bn1
the boy.
So the father takes his SON
shore and they walk along Il
distance of several miles sat,
drift wood. the boy meanwhile beI
structed in the art OF seentin,
proper kind OF material for the
Of a kaiak.
That afternoon, with the litl,
lending a helping hand now anal
the big man puts together the
the boat. Bright and early the
ing morning the boys mother Al
friends. all chatteriug gai!y.
over the ribs a fine seal skin
pliable by much diligent chewi
the mothers part. As they str(
they sew it in place, so that whI
last stitch is taken the skin
everywhere; the kaiak perfect ID
detail.
The father Is nightly please
he shows it by passing around
fee to all those who have worked
kaaak. While this is being druj
child struts into their midst
able bundle of skins. He has
diminutive wholejacket, with
over his head, the sleeves have ID
his boots reach to his hips oys
trousers. The only part of bill
exposed is his eyes and rounda
BY this time the father has
in their respective positions
kaiak lance, harpoon bladder,
harpoon line, kaiak knife, bladdd
bird-dart, throwing-sticking ha
The boy lays hold OF the kaial
with a lusty shout hauls it
waters edge. He thrusts his
the round hole In the middle,
for the purpose. He finds, as
be the case, that the opening
.he circumference of his thigh
4 jiffy he fastens the lotion
wholejacket to the kaiak ring
1.-The rim of the hole and raised
above 1t. He makes quick moV
with his two-bladed paddle, and
for his initial voyage il his ven
kaiak.
Value of His Training.
Rough is the sea. sin the
man" battles successfully VIII
waves for the better part OF nv
utes, riding them like a duck
he unexpectedly finds himself
trough Of the sea-and the ne
slant the kaiak is bottom side
the boy is hanging head downW
the water.
But the little man has not
about his fathers kaiah in van
ne feels the boat capslllng hs
one end of his paddle in his rign
and with the left he gIasps tns
as near the middle as his shoi9
will let him. AS he holds MS
for dear life, he places tne ),
along the kaiak's side, with ~
dies free end pointing toward
Pushing this end SHARPLY ous
side and bending his BODY M
ward toward the inverted ue
makes a strong, circular weep
| paddle-and presto: here ne Is
right side up and with not y
water in his kaiak or beneath
clothing. For this dry e0Al!tiOm
to thank the chap who Ions
ceived the idea of fastenIns ms
of the wholejacket to ha,ar
and to his mother for lorInsy
his sea-going garments Wa'eip.
Twice more. before he poln
| craft, built somewhat lille d ,,,or] so
a whit broader, and even .'rh aS
cult to keep afloat in the roush sn
| toward the watchers on ,uu u,,ssld I
goes under. but rights oili't I'M ex
time in a moment. fIe Iands ',st ~
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