Fort Pierce news. (Fort Pierce, Fla.) 190?-1920, 1909-10-15
of the Pole
Harvesting Food and
Frel For the Polar Trin.
Narwhal HuDtine an
Exciting Sp"rt ~ ~
THIRD ARTICLEl

derStood tlicre are but two, n winter
season and summer seasonal winter
season Of nine months and a summer
Of three months.
But for more convenient division Of
the yearly periods II is best to retain
the usual cycle Of four seasons. Eski.
,",s .all the winter ookiah. which also
mesIlS year. aud the summer onsah
Days are sleeps" The months are
moons. and the perlOOs are named II
accord with the movements OF varion'
creatures OF the chase.
In early September at Annootok the
SIN dips considerably under the north.
ern horizon. There Is no night. Al
sunset and at sunrise storm clouds
hide the bursts OF color which are he
glory OF twilight. and the electric after
glow is generally lost In the dull gray
which bespeaks the torment Of the
storms of the setting sun.
The gloom Of the coming winter
night now thickens. The splendor Of
the summer day has gone. A day o.
six months and night Of six months
are often ascribed to the polar regions
as whole. but this Is only true OF
very small area about tho mole.
As we come south the sun slips un
der the horizon for an ever increasing
part Of each twepty-four hours. I'r"
ceding and following the night rs we
come from the pole there Is period
Of day and night which lengthens with
the descent of latitude.
1t Is this period which enables us e.
retain the names of the usual seasons
sumner for the double days. fall for
the ppriod of the setting sun. This
season begins when the sun first djps
under the Ice at midnight for u few
moments
The Arctic Night.
These moments increase RAPIDLY. vet
one hardly appreciates that the sun l.
departing until day and night are Of
equa length. for the night remain
light. though not cheerful. Thn III
DAY rapidly shOrtens and darkens. ul,.
the sun sinks until at least there 1
but a mere glimmer of the glory OF
day.
Winter is limited to the long night
and spring applies to the days of the
rising sun, period corresponding to
the autumn days of the setting sun.
at Annootok the midnight sun is first
seen over the sea horizon on April o3
1t dips in the sea on Aug. 10. 1t thus
encircies the horizon, giving summer
and continuous day for 11S days. IL
sets at midday on Oct. "A and ia ab-
sent q period Of prolonged night cor.
responding to, the day and rises on
Feb. 20.
Harvesting Food and Fuel.
Then follow the eye opening days Of
spring. In the fall when the harmon.
izing influence Of the sun is withdrawn
there begins a battle Of the elements
which continues fits smoky agitation
until stilled by the hopeless frost OF
carly HlSut.
Al this time, though field work was
painful. the needs OF our venture forced
us to persistent action in the chase of
walrus. seal. narwhal and white whale
We harvested food and fuel.
Before winter ice spread over the
hunting grounds ptarmigan. hare and
reindeer were sought to supply the IN
BILE during the long night with dellco
cies' while bear and fox pleased IN,
palntes OF the Eskimosl aud their pelts
cloth all.
Many long journeys were made 70 ~
cure an important supply OF erasn I,
pad boots and mittens and also to se
cure moss. which serves as wick for
The Eskimo lamp. The months OF Sen.
'ember md October were indeed I'M.
portnni periods OF anxious seeking 70,
rs'srsr sIppIies