The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-01-05
Strong Evidence That He Got
to Canada Alive
THE ESKIMOS STORY
Of the White House with Three Men
That Fell from the SKY Repeated on
Good Authority-Relics at Rein
deer Lake.

Prince Albert, sask.. Jan. 5-Bishop
Pascal Of the Roman Catholic church
announced Monday that he had several
official dispatches from the Rev Father
Turquetit, missionary for northern sas-
katchewan and Mackenzie river districts.
telling Of the finding Of Andree's balloon,
900 miles north d here, near Reindeer
lake, in the arctic circle By the Eskimos
and Indians
Many are Of the opinion That the
large white house covered With ropes,
which fell from the heavens" as de.
scribed BY the Indians, is the balloon in
which Andree accompanied by Dr.. S. T,
strindberg and Herr Fraenckeli, sailed
when they left in quest Of the pole over
twelve years ago.
Father Turqustit speaks Cree, chippe-
wa and Blackfoot nuently and readily
understands the Eskimo language he
Is stationed ii the far North. AT Rein.
deer lake, settlement which il almost
entirely inhabited b Chippewa Indians
and within about six days travel BY
dog sleigh from Reindeer lake, or seven
days travelling IN northerly direction
from Fort Churchill, is the Eskimo land
The missionary was very anxious to
visit this new territory and to learn
something Of the customs Of the Eskimo
and the snperstitions OF the Indian
tribes. A number Of Chippewa Indians
offered to accompany him and the trip
was made til district being reached
after about eight days travelling.
Father TuFquesit carried small re-
yolver and BY this weapon he arst re-.
eeivea information Of white men having
before visited The oountry. The natives
were greatly interested IN the weapon
and examined Il closely.
That looks like The thing that white
man had said ono 81 the Eskimos il
hia own Language to his companion.
what white manGn inquired Father
TurqnstIt, The Indians handed back the
gun and drew away without saying any
thing. They refused TO speak Of the
white man and appeared superstitious
about their new visitors, hut The Chip
pswas again talked with them and found
ont what they could.
They we're told that "a white house
had fallen from the sky, that It was
covered with ropes and that three were
IN it, The Eskimos also toId where
the house had fallen, adding that the
men, who we're hungry, bad died shortly
after their arrival The Eskimos said
they had nsed Tho ropes and were stiIl
using Them ii padding their canoes and
fixing their tents
All the time they appeared To be hid
ing something and were not At an aux.
ious 20 speak Of their former visitors.
Father Turgaetit. in relating his story,
said that he was 81 the opinion that the
white men had shot some deer or other
animals after they had arrived, and the
Indians becoming angry, killed them.
William Irwin, who for ffty-seven
years has had charge Of the Hudson bay
post at Good Hope on the Mackenzie
river, is in the city, and be says that
one night a light appeared over the
country and on the following morning
al the Chippewas IN the district foeSed
into Tie Hudson bay post u ten Of
the large, mysterious star that had
passed over Che heavens 50 near to their
tents.
They said they could hear yoicos also
that the light was travelling very low.
They could see it for several hours after
it first came into view It is generally
believed here to-day that this was
Andree's balloon
Trappers and prospectors, many OF
whom have spent lifetime in the north
ern wilds, know that when such story
is circulated among the Indians there
must be a considerable amount Of truth
in It.
It IS well known that the EslSimos
to the north Of here have a quantity Of
ropes. and they VIII not explain how
they came BY them They admit they
have other relics from the same souros,
which are carefully hidden away.
The Danish consul at Montreal tele
graped To this city several times yester
day il regard to sending out an expa
dition to bring back the remnants 81
the explorers, and it Is said the Danisa
government has agreed BY cable to pay
all the expenses Of such trip and pro
vide men % take charge who are wen
varsed in northern exploration