Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1910-10-12

the waters are DISCHARGED 10 very swift
throughout its short course. The banks
are high las the river has cut through
walls Of limestone), the rapids are almost
continuous, and there Ia one waterfall
Of about twenty feet.
| Prof. Mcfarland explored the river and
falls aud gave the name Of Amherst Falls
to the latter. Little Lake Mistassini.
which is over fifty miles long, was fol-
lowed to its notherE shores. Then the
intervening country was crossed to the
Porcupine Broth river.
| Little Of the region hereabout has been
explored, still less have the lakes and
streams been named. North OF the Porcu-
tains, a range that rises 100 feet above
the general level OF the country and ex-
tends for unmeasured miles into the heart
of Labrador. The Height-of-Land lies
about twenty-five miles to the east
ward and extends in q northeast and
! southwest direction. In this vicinity il
| consists Of several distinct ranges, all OF
them well covered with the dark green
| OF the black spruce.
Here are ranges and peaks that have
never been measured, explored or visited
| by white man. Thousands OF years have
passed nv witbon, witnes.;ng onv ch.naa
in the yearly course OF events. Winters
SHOWS, to the depth OF seven feet in the
| coldest ssaso,s co,,ar ,ha ,o...,o,.s
mountains during a g,eoter r.r, =, tha
wear. In the summer ,pop,hs tho d.rr
| green coating NJ bIack and wbita snruca
! gives an unvarv;pv sor,hsr color 70 al,
| the Ispdscape. The only bpman be;pg 70
visit the rep;on in the so,i,arv Indian
| slowly and patientIv n,sbes his wav
| through tho dersa torssts a. no hrn,s TO-
| bear on the moupta;, sides or ooas tho
daily ropnds ~ b;s ,rars ,hot no no, e,
| for otter martin and Ivnx
While he was in the rao;o, north nj tho
| Grand Lake Mistassipi- prot Mcfarland
! not only followed the ,rs;,s ~ tho Indian
hunter. but also he met several ~ the
families who were then migrating from
| the Mistassini most To their winter HINT
\ ing grounds. These Indians are of tho
Cree family and are c,v;I;zad hind
| Some of tbar ran sneaL En,,;sh .nd
| the men. at least. are willing To tell NJ
their manner of living and tho nature ~
| their hunting grounds
The life of the Labrador Indian varies
little from wear 10 wear During the
month of sentembe, he ia NJ, IN b;S hpnt-
ing grounds with his family He no. se-
cured his winter supplies at tho apdson,s
Bav ca. "a nost in exchange Tor the fms q,
the previous winter mr. wbat.is mora
usual. bv having the goods cbarsed
against his account to be settled in the
following simmer. The provisions con-
sist az aour beans oa.,,ea, ,o-t Too
and supar.
During the fall months the Indians
catch and cure fisb from the Iakss When
any game ia secured its eesb is usas for
food The animals that are c.uoh, for ,,r
are the hear mini marian saher otto,
beaver. Ivpx for mustrat and erni,e
The assb NJ all those o,;rots Ia ,.aa TO-
food he tbs t,d;.rs sxoa,, So, - ~
mink and otter
The clothing q, the Indians ia similar tn
that pssa nv white MAJ, !, coia o,;m.,as
Thar bo,se copsis.s -, ,sr, =, ,;oh,
duek about fourteen feet long and twe,ve
feet wide. When en- ropte a smaller font
il used. A small sheet-iron stove ia car
ried bv every family With this tbav do
their cooking and best their winter home
7, ia thu mar, ~ The x,or,,ar 90 A. ~.
cootj,o ear. for the cb;,ar.r on, aud
prenare wood for the stove. and To stretch
and drv the s,xips of animals that ara can-
tured The man is in the woods all dav
follow,np bis trail for uiiss ,hrop,h the
silent forest and DRAGGING IN bis ,snt IN a
sled whatever may he the, rssults ~ the
catch since n. last visit
7, the month n, lime re,,rr i. .aa 70
i,he updson,s Rav NOS, tho silva I'VE
tur,ad in Tn the NOS, cor,.,.,da, IT,
account is settled and the families have
few weeks of commun;tv lie before na-
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