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The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1909-03-04
Eskimo Deer Hunters.

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have asked me at different times
many strange questions in regard
to my trip and as to the amount
of game, what kinds, OF gold, how
to travel, etc. In order to fully
answer all questions | have decided
to write a series of short stories
in which | shall try to fully ex-
plain all questions asked to the
best of my ability. In this story
| shall show how the Eskimo of
today hunts the deer, and also how
he used to hunt them before the
white man furnished him with
modern arms.
It is a we'll known fact to those
who have ever been to the land OF
the midnight sun that the country
abouDds in game of many differ
ent kinds. The deer, moose, wolf,
grouse, polar and white bear, VOL
VERNE, mink, muskrat and ernine
were all very plentiful within two
hundred miles Of where | spent
two Arctic winters. In the first
place one must have good health
and courage to start on trip to
the far north. The best hunting
ground as far as | was able to
learn is in the Northwest Territory
and can be reached in the follow
ing two ways: Via Edmonton and
the Peele river down to Fort Nc
Pearson and Fort Yukon. The
other by whaIer from Cape Nome
to Herschell Island, then overland
to the above mentioned places.
All around the forts and along the
Mackenzie river, Great Bear and
Slave lakes, also Lake Atabaska,
the game is plentiful.
The writer has been over great
deal of this ground and knows
what one must go thru with in
order to secure this game. To
start on hunt you should have
the following outfit: About six
good huskies, sleigh about four
teen feet in length, small canvas
tent big enough for four, snow
shoes, two or three pairs of muck
a-lucks or boots. No shoes made
by the white man, remember that.
The sharp crusts OF the snow
would cut them off your feet in a
few days. In fact you would
certainly freeze your feet in them
aud in that country they are USE
less. A good 30-30 or 45-70 rifle
is plenty large enough for all
game. A good shotgun and plen-
| ty of ammunition. Matches in
plenty-tea, -four, etc.. and last OF
all sleeping bag and plenty of
warm furs. I dressed in the fol-
lowing manner while / was in
Alaska: Sealskin trousers, seal
skin boots, deerskin socks, with
the hair to the naked flesh, fawn-
skin underwear and a large coolie-
tang with hood, deerskin mitts,
hair inside. Now that the outfit
is ready we will hit the trail.
Starting at Herschell Island we
will go across about twenty-five
miles of ice at the lower part of
the bay. The ice is very smooth
and the dogs start out on a brisk
trot. That's the way things were
the morning Ignwanna, our best
hunter, started out to supply the
ships that were frozen in with
deer meat. Several other hunters
were sent out, nearly forty in all.
The hunters cross the lower part
of the bay and then strike inland
for about one hundred and fifty
miles. They then pitch camp and
the hunt begins. The hunters are
now in the great forests of the
northwest and in the shelter OF
the woods, do not feel the cold as
severely as in the clearing. The
/ dear roam in great numbers thru
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1909-03-04

Into herd of deer and there is
sure to be great slaughter. The
natives then start cutting up the
deer, the squaws doing most of the
work. Only the front and hind
quarters Of the deer are saved for
the ships, The rest is used by the
natives for food for themselves
and dogs. If the deer remains
close to the place where they have
pitched their camps large hole is
dug in the snow and into this the
meat is put and allowed to freeze.
It is always guarded by the squaws
to keep the dogs and wolves away
from it. IL the game becomes
scarce they mo1e farther inland
and cache the meat. Four small
trees are bent to the ground and
several deerskins are sewed to-
gether. The trees are then al
lowed to resume. their proper po-
sition and the meat is pitched on
top Of the skins, keeping it out of
reach Of wild animals until one Of
the sleds from one Of the ships
comes and gets it. And SO the
hunt goes on until the ice begins
to break up when the hunters all
return to the ships.
The deer found there is a sort
of Caribou. The meat in the win
ter is very dry as the deer at that
time have a hard time to keep
alive, eating only the moss which
they find near the trees and on
them. But during the warm spell
of June, July and August they are
generally fat and plump and the
meat is very tender and juicy. Be-
fore the natives knew the use Of
guns the deer were caught IN the
following manner: The entrails
of many walruses are twisted into
ropes and when dry they are al
most as strong as wire cables of
the same thickness. These ropes
are fastened to trees, making a
corral with one opening. Long
ropes are first stretched around
the required distance, then shorter
ones are used to bold them in
place, making squares OF the
whole. The rope fence is about
ten feet high and strong enough
to hold many deer. The natives
then used to chase the deer int
this corral and with ivory spears,
bow and arrows kill them. This
supplied them with meat for many
sleep or moon, for that is the
way they keep track Of the days
and years. The dark days are
moons and the nights are their
sleeps.
The native word for deer is
tuck-too. From the sinews taken
from the back of the deer the ma
tives secure their thread and I as
sure you clothing such as they
wear when sewed with this skin
thread never comes apart. One
thing I always liked about the
Eskimo trousers was that they
have no buttons. They are held
to the body by a string Of soft
skin, being tied at the waist. They
work just like closing sack with
string at the top. When night
time comes the native crawls into
his sleeping bag almost naked and
his face is protected by a sort of
flap. Thus he spends the night.
Let two good hardy white men
who are good shots go to that
country fully supplied for a years
hunt and with determination to
make it pay, they could in few
years time amass a large fortune.
They would never need go farther
than FIVE hundred miles away from
the forts and still always be in
reach Of one of the Hudson Bay
i ~ IL
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1909-03-04

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Prof. Bnrchard says the reason
he plays the loudest is because
he's paid to blow.
"The only thing you cant steal
is time" said a wise one. "You
have to let it get by.
Happiness is relative term. 1t
requires but little to make those
happy who have but little.
.sDo one thing at time and do
it WELL" Local paraphrase: Do
one person at time and do him
we'll.
The local photographer says the
moving pictures are not in it with
his stationary pictures of the real
goods.
Butch says while he cannot play
the loudest he can certainly play
the, basest of any in the bunch.
No bricks.
The boys in the print shop are
talking of buying pair OF skis for
ST Haskell kind that has a
seat attached.
Guard Goldsmith says Jo,Jo,
the Happy Face, is bursting all
the buttons off his trousers-he's
SO full-of wind.
"Yes," said the rock candy kid,
''since [ have taken to eating peb-
bles | can eat almost anything set
before me-" No wonder!
The colored boy is back in the
band playing the snare drum and
once again he wears Bryan smile
extending from ear to ear.
The author Of Kilograms has
elected the information that the
police of Holland wear wooden
shoes. Thinking Of migrating?
The second quarterly meeting
of the Chautauqua Circle will be
held on March %. A special pro-
gram is being prepared for the &C.
casion.
The chief engineer spotted some
spikes the other day. "Them
spikes" he said. twas bought
when Stordock was Warde n. .
Marvellous!
Anglicus says the worst finger
prints around here are found in
the library books. No doubt this
is intended as compliment tC
Officer Reno.
Big Pete in the First Grade
dining room looks as sad as pic.
ture Of one Of the old Viking
kings. "Cheer up, old scout, il
may not all be true
Capt. Alexander says he is in
the same dilemma as the big pack
ers. eff l could pickle all the
squeais around here" he said, etc
have choice collection"
Prof. Webb: Il am death or
all kinds of bugs except gold bugs
| haven't discovered any green
back bugs around here case dey'l
no greenbacks to feed on
Jo-Jo, the Happy Face, is il
line to excel the famous Carmen
cita and o ero, the Spanish dan
GERS. He can slide along the gal
leries on one toe without turnins
hair.
.<TvL - ,,b;iocopi,or uho eaid IN,
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1909-03-04

Anglicus says the worst finger
prints around here are found in
the library books. No doubt this
is intended as compliment to
Officer Reno.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-01-13
Tillman stiIl in Limelisht.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 13-Tillman
renewed the controversy between
himself and the attorney general
whether he, (Tillman) did or did not
tell the attorney general he intended
to buy Oregon land if he could, over
the telephone at noon today.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 13.-Getting
the attorney on the phone, Tillman
said: "Mr. Bonaparte want to
ask you whether you brought the suit
against the Southern Oregon. That
one that controls the land grant for a
military road from Rcseburg to Coos
Bay. Can you find out right away and
let me know? Call some clerk and
get him to look it up. It's not go.
ing to take long, is it? | would like
to know as early as possible. OF
course the attorney general can do as
he pleases."
After ringing off Tillman turned to
the newspaper men and told them
Bonaparte said he will write him a
note. He said Its mighty funny the
attorney general don't know whether
he has taken such important action
isn't it?'
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-01-13
Guiesseppe cutrones, Cattle Dealer,
at Messina, the First Eye Wit
ness to Reach This
Country.
ON STEAMER D'1TAL1A
Dr.. Natahe Says All He Could Get
From Survivors Was "TerribIe"
Terrible"-lmmisration
Officials Alert.

NEW YORK, Jan. 13.-Guiesseppe
Cutrones, cattle dealer at Messina, is
the first eye witness of the quake to
reach this country He landed today
on the steamed D'ltalia from Naples,
two days after the quake. He said he
went to Messina in the morning to buy
cattle and while in the train the
quake occurred. The station was de-
| molished and the train buried in the
debris. Cutrones dug out and hurried
to Palermo and found his family safe
ard came to America Many resi-
dents of the Messina district were in
the steerage list but all had left be-
fore the quake. 1t is stated immigra-
tion officials are not lax ON account of
the quake survivors.
Joseph Parfaroni, banker CT Pitts.
| burg, was aboard the DItalia and
fears his father and mother and three
sisters and brother were killeu While
visiting the family at Sidronl, sixty
miles from Reggie. He was near Ma
| pies at the time of the quake.
DR.. Natahl, Spaniard, said: "Al]
were horror-stricken. l couldn't get
much out of them except cries of ter
rible, terrible, everyone killed
/; Constantine Serando of the MESSING
province left a farm twenty miles
rom Messina the day before the quake
| en- route to America when he heard the
news ard said he feared his wife ane
three children We're killed. Natahl Sc
rando was aboard the DItalia.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-01-13
Minority Party in the National House
Caucus to Determine Upon a
Plan Of Action on Tar
iff Measure.
B NO DECISION REACHED
Champ Clark Says They Are Consid-
erng by What Means They
Can Get the Informa-
nation Desired.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 13.-The mi
nority members of the house ways and
means committee yesterday discussed
tariff legislation with a view to deter
mining whether the Democrats should
prepare a tariff bill or should confine
their efforts to the minority report on
schedules, regarding which there are
more pronounced differences of opin-
ion.
I'VE are considering by what means
we can obtain information which we
desire" said Champ Clark, of Missouri,
minority leader of the house, after the
meeting yesterday. While the hear
ings have provided us with vast
amount of knowledge on some sched-
ules, on others the evidence is prac-
tically of no value at all
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-01-13
HUNG HIMSELF
IN PRISON CELL
Joseph Cross for Twenty-Four Years a
Prisoner at Joliet, Com
mits Suicide.

JOLIET, H., Jan. 13.-Joseph Cross,
alias Rogers, aged thirty-eight, who
has been in prison most of the time
since he was fourteen years of age,
hanged himself in his cell yesterday.
He tied two handkerchiefs together,
fastened one end to the upper bunk
and the other around his neck He
then rolled off the lower bed and
choked to death. Cross was sentenced
for robbery in 1897. He escaped from
Jail and was found in 1905 III Colo
RADIO prison serving time for burglar
izing safe. He was arrested on his
discharge from the Colorado prison
and brought to Joliet in 1907.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-01-13
Democrats Ask For Recount of All
the Votes Cast at the Last Gen.
eral Election, For
Governor.
DEADLOCK IS BROKEN
Stevenson Charges Many UnnaturaIIz-
ed Citizens Voted For Deneen
and He Wants to be De-
cIared Governor.

SPRINGFIELD, ia. 13.-The dead
lock i'll the Illinois legislature was
broken today and the vote of the last
election canvassed. A petition of the
Democrats for recount was filed in
each house. The Democratic petition
for a recount OF the votes cast at the
last election for governor alleges that
$4,000 unnaturalized citizens voted for
Deneen and that 10000 votes cast for
Stevenson were counted for Deneen.
1t is alleged 1000 foreigners unnatur
allied voted for Deneen, 900 not citi-
zens of Illinois and 1900 votes cast
for Stevenson were counted for De.
neen in Cock county.
T.screpancies and Irregularities oi
the same character in the rest of the
102 counties in the state are alleged
The petition asks that all ballots in al
counties be counted and testimony tax
en- to determine the number of fraudu
lent votes cast for Deneen, and thai
your petitioner be declared by YOU
honorable body to be duly elected gov
ernor of the state of Illinois" The
petition is signed by Adlai E. Steven
son.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-01-13
, Deenen Delared Elected.

The vote of the last election in this
state was canvassed this morning by
the general assembly, the senate being
present on its own invitation Deneen
was declared elected governor Later
arrangements were made for his iau-
guration next Monday The Demo-
Gratis served notice Of contest of eiec-
ton with a petition for a recount but
before the clerk of the house had more
than started reading the document
Lieut.. Governor Sherman arose from
his chair and said, THE senate will re-
turn in like manner as it came"
Every senator including the Demo-
Gratis rose amid laughter and hand
clapping and marched back to the
chamber. Still, there is therefore a
grave parliamentary question as to
whether the Democratic petition for
a recount has been regularly filed, The
senators claim the session not joint
one. Shurtleff, who presided made 20
effort to make it appear SUCH. With
the canvass of the vote and breaking
of the deadlock the general assembly
has agreed to quit until Monday The
Inauguration ceremonies will then take
place. Shurtleff announced next Tues
day the vote for United tSates senator
would be taken in each house.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-01-13
ENGLAND ASKS
FOR EXPLANATION
English Foreign Office Vans to Know
Why British Railway Was
Seized.

LONDON, Jan. 13-The English for
eign office today made demand upon
the Brazilian legation for an explana-
ern railway a British company operat
ing in Brazil by the striking employees
Four thousand Brazilian employees OF
the railway are on strike and have
seized most of the rolling stock and
hold the terminals. The most serious
rioting is taking place at Pernambuco
according to reports today. The po
lice are powerless against the strik
ers and sympathizers.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-01-13
NEBRASKA SOLONS
IN A QUANDARY
Secretary of State Junkn Refuses to
Produce the Election Returns
for Canvass.

LINCOLN, Neb., Jan. 13-Demo-
Gratis of both the house and senate
yesterday. in joint session, IA to SO,
decided to recanvass the vote cast on
the constitutional amendment increas-
ing the judiciary, the minority, cow
prising "A republicans, voting against
tho motion.
Immediately after the motion pass
ed the demand was made on Secretary
of State Junkin for the original re-
turns. Junkin refused to turn them
over to the legislature except or or
der from the supreme court stating
he thought the question as to whether
the state canvassing board or legisla-
ture should canvass the returns was
a question to be settled by the courts
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-01-13
Many Cities in Northern Part of Italy
Shocked, the severes: vi
bration Being Felt
at Genoa.
PEOPLE LEAVE HOMES
Believed That the Property Loss liz
the Larger Cities is Heavy
Quake Caused Panic
in the Cities.

ROME, Jan. 13.-All of Tuscany and
many cities in the northern part of
Italy were shaken by the quake this
morning. The severest shock was felt
at Genoa, where the people fled from
their houses in terror and would not
return for hours. Other cities that
felt the shock are Milan, Lombardi,
Venice, Padua in Venetia, Florence in
Tuscany. The quake will have wider
radius than that which devastated Sic.
lily and Calabria
Later reports this morning from the
quake district contain rumors OF
heavy property loss in the larger
cities 1t is believed the quake is
much severer than first reported. 1t
occasioned panics in all the affected
cities. Still there are no accounts OF
deaths.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-01-13
SAM HIGGINS
MOTHER DEAD
/ ost Her Life in a Fire Which Gut
ted the Handsome House in
ST. Roman Today.

NEW HAVEN, Jan. 13.-Mrs. Hig-
gins. mother of Sam Higgins, general
manager of the New York and Hart
ford railroad, was burned to death in
a fire which gutted their handsome
residence in ST. Roman terrace today
Higgins mother-in-law, Mrs. M. e.
Corbin, was fatally hurt. His wife
and daughter, Isabelle, and young son
and Higgins himself barely escaped
jumping from the second floor. The
cause of the fire was an overheated
furnace.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-01-13
TRAIN ROBBER
NORRIS ON trial
Man Accused of Holding up a Northern
Pacific PASSENGER and Robbins
the Passengers Faces
the Court.
HE ESCAPED CUsToDIANs
While on His Way to Penitentiary to
Serve a Twenty-Five Years
Sentence But Was
Recaptured.

MINNEAPOLIS, Jan. Sherman
w Norris, alias Frank Shercliffe, is
on trial in the district court accused of
holding up and robbing the passengers
of the Northern Pacific passenger train
in northeast Minneapolis on the night
of April 16, assisted by Owen Ball,
who is now in the penitentiary Nor
ris was convicted and sentenced to
twenty-five years in prison, but while
on the way to the penitentiary es-
capped from the custodians by jumping
from a moving train. He was later
captured at Knoxville, Tenn.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-01-13
INTEGRITY OF
SERVlA DOOMED
Russian Diplomats Who Took Part in
the Balkan Developments Can
See no Hope For
Servia.
AUSTRIA WILL ABSORB
National Integrity of Servia is Gone
the Moment Turkey Accepts
Austria's offer-servian
People Angry.

ST. PETERSBURG. Jan. 1S.-The
national integrity of Servia and Mont
enegro is doomed the moment Turkey
accepted Austria's offer, is the opin-
ion of Russian diplomats who have
taken part in the Balkan develop
ments. 1t is considered inevitable
that Austria will gradually absorb
Servia and Montenegro. Reports from
Belgrade today say the anger of the
Servian people can no longer be re-
strained and virtual warfare on the
Bosnia border is expected at any time.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-01-13
BASKET BAL L
SEASON OPENING
Iowa City Team Will Tonight Meet an
Aggregation From the State
Normal.
Especial to The Gate City.l

IOWA CITY, Iowa, Jan. 13.-1owa's
basket ball season will open tonight
when Old Gold meets an aggregation
from the state normal. The peda-
gogues, it is reported, have been hard
at work in anticipation of the contest
and good game is expected. All the
students are anxious to see what the
home team can do, and a big attend.
ance is expected
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-01-13
ANTI LAFOLLETTE
MEN IN CONTROL
Forty.ninth SESSION of the Wisconsin
4 Legislature Convened at
Noon Today

:, MADISON, Wis Jan 13-The for
ty5ninth sessionlof the Wisconsin leg
fslature convened at, noon today. The
matters to come up consist of the elec.
tion of a United States senator to
succeed Isaac Stephenson. some action
on the county option law, amendments
to the primary election. eXtention OF
power of the railroad commission. II
is probable there will be introduced a
bill requiring the publicity of cam
paign contributions. The anti-LaFol
lettes are in control.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-01-13
MILLION DOLLARS
AND NO CLAIMANT
Money Lay in Bank for Thirty Years
is to 90 to Common
wealth,

BOSTON, Mass, Jan. 13.-About
one million dollars which has laid un-
claimed in the Massachusetts Savings
bank more than thirty years will be
paid to the treasurer of the common
wealth through a decision of the su-
preme judicial court, upholding an act
of the legislature of 1907, making pro-
vision for such disposal. The decis-
ion was made in test suit brought
by the Provident Institution for Say
ings of this city, which had 100000
in unclaimed deposits. The bank con-
tended the act was unconstitutional
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-01-13
SANTA FE ROAD
FINED FOR $4,000
California Railroad Commission AS
sessss a Fine Against Railroad
for Violating Rates.

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 13.-The
state railroad commission today pro-
mulgated a fine of five thousand
against the Santa Fe railroad for fall
ure to conform to the rates fixed by
the commission. The Santa Fe was
fined for refunding $3.50 to the AS
sociated Oil Company The Southern
Pacific escaped punishment through
incompleteness Of the record.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-01-13
CUBAN CONGRESS
CONVENED TODAY

President Elect Gomez VIII Be lnauau-
rated January 2s-senate is
All Liberals.
HAVANA, Jan. 13.-The new Cuban
congress convened today for organiza-
tion after which it will adjourn until
January 2S, when President Elect Go
mez will be inaugurated. The senate
is made up entirely of liberals. The
house is $40 liberals. 80 conservatives.
Among other questions the congress
will take action on the following:
Codification of Cuban laws.
Tariff reformation
Creation normal school.
Building schools.
Labor questions.
Creation national library
Removal of bans cgainst cock fight
ing.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-01-13
GAVE DAUGHTER
LONDON MANSION
o. o. Mills Gives His Daughter Wed.
ding Gifts that are of Them.
selves Fortunes.

NEW YORK, Jan. ia London
mansion and 100000 was the gift of
D. 0. Mills, banker, to his daughter,
Miss Beatrice Mills, who tommorw
becomes the bride of the Earl of
Ganard Mrs. Mills gave her daughter
an all around Tiara of pearls and dia-
monds. Lord Ganard's gifts of jew
els We're not brought here. A photo
graph was shown.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-01-13
Terrific Force Of Explosion.

Timbers and large telephone poles
we're twisted and splintered as straws
by the force of the explosion. Clem
Bowers. mine foreman was blown
from the mine and fatally injured.
Jack Holiday, with Bowers at the
time. was drawn into the burning
mine by the suction. A boy named
Clark. age IS, standing at some dis
tance from the mout. of the mine,
sa wthe smoke coming and ran to the
mountain side to hide behind stump.
The flames. smoke and debris and
mine cars passed over the boy, land
Ing one hundred yards away.
1t is believed the fire in the mine
is extinguished but the inspector says
black damp will kill all those left in
the mine.