The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-10-23

row breaks, We saw the steep slopes anC
warm color of crimson cliffs resting II
the rising, water
Darung through the nir were counties,
/ guillcmots. gullS, little nuks and eidcr
ducks We were in the Icy free north
waters. where creatures of the sea fine
marine oasis in midst of n polar desert
The coast was about two thousand feet
high, evidently the remains Of an old
tableland, which extends II considerable
distance northward
Here and there were short glaciers
which had cut down the cliffs in their
effort to push to the sea level
Beyond the long, straight line Of red
cliffs conicui rock the nayigators sign
post, rose from the deep Soon the long
ice wall Of PetowiE Glacier rose. aud be
yoDd, TO the eastward. ne perceived the
waving white Of the overland sea of ice.
which sublue5ges the interior OF all
Greenland
This kind of coast extends poleward TO
the lands end. II is the abundant sen
life which makes human babtation just
possible here. though land animals arc
also important
The people Of the faythcst north arc
crowded into q natural reservation by The
Arctic ice wall OF Melville Bay in the
south and the stupendous line OF cliffs
OF Humboldt Glacier in tho north
This coast extends over hut three dc
erees of latitude. but with It's many bays
and The great fjords Of Wolstcnholmc
Sound and inslc6eld Gulf the sea liEe IS,
drawn Out To about four thousand miles.
Home OF tho EsEimos.
Widely scattered IN small villages the
northerumost Eskimo 6uds here n good
living \ narrow band of rocky land be
tween tbc land ice aud the sea offers
grasses upon which feed ptarmiSau. hare
and caribou.
Numerous cliffs and islands afford
resting place in summer for myriadS Of
marine birds that seek the small life OF the
icy waters. Buc and white tox wander
everywhere. Seal. w1lsns. nurwah and
white whale sport in the summer sun,
while the bear, king Of the polur wlds. +
roams over The sea at all times.
Seeking abundant game. this little tribe
OF most primitive man does not feel his
hopeless isolation.
The yoeht lodged the iccbercs and dan
gcrous rocks in The log about Cape Athol.
thcn turned eastward ia cross Wolslcn.
home Souud
As VIC nearcd Table Mountain, which
guards North Star Bay. mNuy natives
came out IN kayaks To meet us Some were
recognized rs old friends. There was
NINah, he oi many wives. and OOhloiah
who had executed SngodeihSah STYLED tie
villain 10y Gibson. at Rcdclifc House and
l'incoota. husband Of dc QHcru. in whose
family arc 10 be found tile only hybrid
children NJ the tribe
l4nter INnud Rasmussen. Danish
writer living AZ native among the pco-
pc came aboard. With him We got bot
'er acquainted during the winter.
'lnr engines were disabled by n loos.
universal Joint, so we lowered 4 larncb
ahd W." dolicS to tow tho yacht to n
fFtc anchorHgc &c. ~ high tide the vessel
was grounded. propeller which had
/een bcnt "nS Strengthened and the uni
'cIH1l Joint put 10 rights
~ the mcuntlmc the launch was kent
rNshiIS 10 and lro. with Mr.. Bradley
ihd Tue wriicr rs passengers. On shore
ne hlrpoou @l;n was tried and around tLe
nay waters We baggcd a number OF elder
duck
Fskinio Town visited
Late ot night a visit was made TO the
town Of Oomanooi There were seven
Triangular s"aIsl,in tents. conveniently
placed on picturesque rocks. Gathered
nhont these, in large numbers. were men.
women and children shiycrlng in the mid
night cbin.
They were odd looking specimens oe
nnmanity In height the men averaged
out i've feet two inches and the women
LOTT feet ton inches. All had broad. far
aces heavy trunks and we'll rounded
,a'oS' Their skin was slightly bropzed
'''n ana women had coal bInc,. hair and
!" "''Wn eyes TIE nose was short and
Er "and7 and fcet were Short bur thick.
y senlnl wonan was foapd at every
.'h, oFen'nS ready to receive the visitors
IL duo iosm. Wc entered md had , short
emit wih each fomily.
here wss not much news 10 cvcba3ge
'll'er "e had gone over ,hc lisl of MAJ
aS2s ara deSt,z. .he ucl, of Che ehaso
'me The topic " conversation.
IL was period Of mouog 1n,y. 3Iyah
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