Albuquerque citizen., 1908-04-21
GOES TO STUDY
ESQU|MAUX
TRIBE
Explorers viii Try to Locate
Lost People on Island In
Arctic Ocean.

Macon, Mo, April 21.--Dr, Ru-
dolph NJ. Anderson. who for the last
two years has occupied the chair of
physiology at Blees Military acs-
deny left last week for New York.
whore he will join the staff of the
American Museum OF Natural His
tory The express purpose in DR..
Anderson aligning himself with the
museum is to take charge of an ex-
petition to locate an unknown tribe
Of EsqulmauX on a small island in
the Arctic ocean. Or. Anderson's as.
sociate in command will be -. Stef-
ansson also of the museum STAFF. The
balance Of the company will be ma
tives OF the far north.
A voyage lasting two years has
been planned. If successful the gem
tlemen will devote a large part of
their time to the study OF the lost
tribe. their language and their man
ner of living. and will endeavor to
bring back with them some of the
members, together with as large a
collection of objects illustrating their
forms Of worship. method of hunt
ing and of living as ia possible to
transport.
Most Civilized of the Esquimaux.
No white man has ever met any
members of this isolated tribe. and
the knowledge of its existence comes
from Esquimaux picked up here and
by whaling vessels From these it is
gathered that the islanders are rig
orously exclusive set, but that they
have advanced beyond other tribes in
their skill in making implements o:
the chase and in the construction of
their habitatiOns Whether the
| tribesmen from the mainland will he
| able to converse with them is a ques-
tion for future solution. and there il
| even a more important problem
| whether the hermit kingdom will
| permit their visitors to land.
| OF course the vOyagers will go tn
] them with the outstretched hand of
| friendship. and will endeavor in ev-
/ cry way possible to win their good
| will. Then will come the interesting
| feature of their missiOn-makine
them understand that there is a great
outside world beyond their little is.
land. which Is only a pinpoint i'm the
ocean.
Both ScarchcrS Are NorScmcn.
DR.. Anderson and DR.. Stefanssor
are stalwart Norsemen. Injured to the
| hardships of a cold climate, anC
thoroughly at home on snowshoes
and dog sledges. They will leave New
York April 80 for Edmonston. Brit
ish Columbia. There the railroad
terminates. From Edmonstnn the!
will voyage down (Which mean
northwest the Mackenzie river I,
Herschel island. at the mouth of tn
river This puts them into the Arc
tic ocean. They expect to get thei
, supplies, dogs and sledges on tn
island. and there will arrange 70
their native company.
The next part of the journey Wi
be made on whaling vessel to tn
mouth of the Copper Mine rivel
From there they will cruise alon
, the coast to the small island beyon
, Prince Albert island. on this sma
island they expect to find the Quee
. tribe that is not aware it is lost.
, The museum wishes authentic II
, | formation regarding these farawa
: people for the purpose of buildln
Jup composite group of all the hu
| man and animal species of the worlC
= and to illustrate the methods of liN
ing, of religion and OF warfare of eN
. cry class of people.
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