Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-03-03
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HABITS OF ESQUrMAUX.

special precautions were imperative to
Keep from freezing.
HABITS OF EsoUIMAuX
Capt Amunasen's lecture, while suf-
hciently Interesting as TO geodetic mat
ters, especially featured the ethnologl-
cal experiences of the trip, In devotinB
u large share to descriptions OF the ma
ives so that Esqulmeaux anthropology
was given to an extent never UNDER
stood before by most Of the audience.
The natives We're friendly, and were OF
assistance TO the explorers, but they
are barbarous, they eat their food un-
cooked, are absolutely ignorant OF every
form of knowledge beyond fishing,
hunting, and merely existing. As the
female population is only about one
half as numerous az that of the male,
polyandry is practised--that is. wo-
man has more than ono husband. She
Is essentially n slave, for the burdens
of the household and of carriage fall
on her except where dogs are used to
haul. AS to the personal habits of the
natives, an idea of this was gained
when the captain told how ~ young Es-
qumeauX mother cleaned her baby by
licking it, Groups of natives were pho
tographed on shipboard where they
came to visit; and judging from the ex-
pressions on their faces. they consid-
please" as a very good joke.
VESSEL ON FIRE.
one picture was a trife thrilling. II
showed the vessel on fire. AS there
were 1000 gallons of petroleum, gum
powder, and other things on board OF
a highly inflammable nature, the dan
ger was startling However, the fire was
eNtinguished, and the expedition saved.
GRAVE OF FRANKLIN.
Another view of particular interest
was the grave of Sir John Franklin
with white stone slab laid on the top
ana cross at the head, and the sur
roundings of the grave tagged The
first death in the party occurred near
the mouth of the Mackenzie river
March l6, 1906, when Gustav Wiki
died. Owing TO the ground being froz-
en-. the body had to be carried until
April until the soil was soft enough to
be worked so grave could be dug,
and the poor fellow was left to sleep
ON a prominence marked by cross.
VOYAGE ACCOMPLISHED.
On Aug 3, an American whaler was
sighted, the Charles Hanson of San
Francisco, demonstrating that the
northwest passage had been success
fully accomplished. The Gjoa reached
San Francisco Oct, 49, and has since
been in care of the naval authorities
of Mare Island, while her captain went
home across the continent to report to
his government.
RESULTS OF EXPEDITION.
Capt. Amundsen was entertained at
the Commercial and Alta clubs last
evening, and left this noon for the west
He proposes to return to the Polar sea
in 1910, be carried by the currents for
five years over the Polar basin to find
what there is in 1t. He says the north
west passage is of no commercial
value owing to the shadows and mar
rows the value being only from a
scientific standpoint The observa-
lions made during the nearly two years
stay at the magnetic north pole are
being worked out in the observatory at
Christiania, which win require some two
years The compass refused to act in
the vicinity of the magnetic north pole,
for radius of 100 miles. The expedi-
ton cost but $4,000, while others have
cost over 100000. Captain Amundsen
was warmly greeted after the close of
the lecture.