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and did not kill her. That evening
she hitched up her dogs, drove to
Ovayuak's, and told him the whole
story. He took her and the boy into
his house, and kept both, until last
winter Ekopterea died, shortly after
this visit of Direksina's.
The circumstances connected with
this murder throw many sidelight
on Eskimo character and views of life.
Most striking perhaps Cat least on
first thought) was the fact that al
though the announcement of Direk-
sina's visit spread gloom for the mo-
ment, yet when he actually arrived
he received welcome only trifie
less hearty than did visitors custom
arily. Even his victims widow, who
was the Oldest and most decrepid
member of the household, joked with
him, and told him in great detail
her various sufferings from rheuma-
tism and oncoming age.
The next day, when he was gone,
learned the story. But" 1 asked
Ovayuak, sis it, then, not true, as the
Hudson Bay trader told me, that you
formerly used to kill several men
each year in blood revenge and per-
petual feuds?" Oh, yes, that was all
true, but it happened long ago before
the whalers came and the epidemics
which sometimes killed ten where
there were thirteen in house. When
the epidemics were gone the people
began to talk and say, I'VE must
not fight among ourselves any longer;
We are too few" Ard then all
agreed, after talking about it whole
summer, that there should be no more
killing for revenge, not even though
a murder were committed. Since
then there had been one murder only,
and Direksina will not be killed for
it. When asked why he was so we'll
treated even by the relatives of the
murdered, the answer was character
istic: ITO kill him, that might be
sensible, for he is bad man and may
| commit more crimes; but to treat him
badly and make him miserable, what
good would that do?" Vilhjalmr
Stefansson. in Harper's Magazine.
GRIZZLIES TOO PLENTIFUL.
From all parts of interior British
Columbia reports are recei"ed Of an
unusual number of grizzlies being
seen this season, and numerous en-
counters with thsm have been chron-
icled during the last few weeks. To
kill a grizzly weighing nearly 500
pounds with .32 calibre revolver is
something that few men can boast of.
1t was the unusual feat that DR.. A.
Mckay Jordan accomplished while
visiting some mining claims in which
he is interested near Jedway, Queen
Charlotte Islands. The eight small
bullet holes in the bears skin are
the proofs OF his unique experience.
The bear would never have been
bagged had he not been caught in the
water and practically at the mercy
of DR.. Jordan and his friends. They
were taking supplies to camp in q
small boat, and while passing through
channel between two islands came
upon a bear swimming. They headed
him off shore despite angry snarls.
DR.. Jordan was the only cne of the
party who had anything in the shape
of frearm, and this was a revolver
with .32 short cartridg dges. He emptied
one load of these at the half i'm
mersed bear, but the bullets had lit
tie effect except to glance of the hard
skull and make the animal redouble
his efforts to get away.
DR.. Jordan and his companions
got closer to the bear with their boat,
and in the meantime the revolver was
reloaded. Two more SHOTS were sent
in at short range, and finally one
right over the temple, fired from a
distance of less than ten feet, did the
trick. The bear was so heavy that
the four men in the boat were un-
able to drag him on board and the
carcass was towed ashore.
S. May and companion attached
to Goldman's logging camp near Har-
rison Mills had a more exciting ex-
perience. The pair were going
through the brush along Cottonwood
Creek when they aroused a large
black bear. which made for them.
Being unarmed they lodged among
the trees for some time, but were in-
ally compelled to climb to place of
refuge. Their shouts attracted two
fishermen, who, being armed, quickly
despatched the bear.
WOMAN KILLS MOUNTAIN LION.
Mrs. Gussie Barnes, wealthy wo-
man of San Bernardino. Cal, had
battle with young mountain lion on
her ranch. six miles away. BY the
merest chance Mrs. Barnes saved her
life, and when it was all over she COL
lapsed.
Hearing a commotion In the chick
en- yard, Mrs. Barnes, who was alone
at the ranch house, went to ascertain
the cause of the trouble. She came
unexpectedly upon a young mountain
lion which was eating chicken. The
| beast, with an ear splitting snarl,
jumped at the woman.
Mrs. Barnes, without a moments
delay, picked up yoke at her feet
| and she had just time to raise it over
her shoulder when the beass was up
on her. She struck out wildly, but
the blow landed on the lions head
with great force. The lion was
stunned but quickly recovered, but
the woman rushed upon it, landing
blow after blow until she killed the