The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-09-16
University's Most Unique
Character is Now Famous
WHEN vILIIJALMER STEFANssON WAS EXPELLED FROM SCHOOL
THE STUDENTS TURNED OUT WITH A BRASS BAND
TODAY THE WHOLE WORLD AppLAUDEs.

the ruins of which are still In <
istence. These people crossed to the
a Of America tor timber. There
were no Eskimos at this time. either
on Greenland or Newfoundland.
The Norsemen settled in two colon
les, one on the north and one on the
south side Of Newfoundland. In the
fourteenth century Eskimos came
from the north and exterminated the
people at the northern settlement.
Drift to New Home.
Their record was complete till 141S,
when the black plague scourged
Europe, and for two centuries COM
munication between Newfoundland
and the old country was cut off. When
communication was restord, the peo-
pie Of the second settlement we're
missing. Their gr%aveyards. buildings
and other adjuncts of their semi-civili-
cation were found, and the theory was
formed that the people had drifted to
a settlement further to the west.
across the narrow straits that divided
them from the Attic archipelago,
where they intermingled with Eski-
mos, whom they took along with them
to the island IN which their descend
ants now live.
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needles that were invented by their
forefathers. and many of their meth
DDS of life are somewhat similar to
those of their progenitors. Different
environment, a more rigorous climate
and a lack of vegetation, however, has
changed many Of their customs and
usages.
They are a migratory people, never
remaining longer than a few weeks in
the same place. When they moved.
Stefansson and his associates moved
With them. They never live on the
coast. and it was for this reason that
Amundsen failed to discover them,
when he sailed by their island. In the
winter time they settle on the ice in
the center of a bay. where they hunt
seal. The ice freezes in a solid pack
down like a blanket over the sea. the
seals below are unable to move for any
great distance. They gnaw holes
through the ice to obtain air. and
never leave until the winter is over. In
the course Of a winter a small crew of
natives will kill off every sea for a
radius of ten miles from their camp.
and when the seal are exterminated
they move
Hunt Caribou in Summer.
In the summer they go to the CEN
ter of the island. where they hunt the
caribou, which there abound in thou
sands, and once in a great while they
capture n of the rare species of bar
ren-lRnd bear that there has its
habitat.
Their houses are made of snow for
the walls. and a roof is stretched over
the top by means of small pieces of
driftwood, which on rare occasions is
found on the coast. These stray frag-
ments of wood are highly priced.
Furs furnish their clothing. Their
shoes are cut to come we'll up to the
thighs. Here it is met by a kind OF
underskirt, which reaches to the waist.
The coal is fashioned in almost pre-
cisely the same n as the ''swal-
low-tail" or full dress coat worn at in
augural balls and other functions by
their civilized brothers. 1t cuts off al
a sharp angle just above the waist line
and a long tail. divided into two pieces
hangs down behind. The whole outfit
is strapped together by means OF
thongs and buttons made from raw
hide and bone. There are no walrus
in this region.
In one place on the island Professor
Stefansson discovered a conical stone
house. which bears a striking resem'
blance to the houses built in Green
land and Newfoundland by the Morse
men who first inhabited those places
Rifle Surprises Natives.
None of the natives had ever seen {
sulphur match or a rifle. They hae
never even heard of such things. Ont
tribe expressed surprise when Stef'
ansson killed a caribou with a Mann
licher' rifle at a distance of more thar
1000 yards. They told him Of a won
derful medicine mar who had once
lived in that country, and this shamar
had a bow and arrow that would shoe
over a mountain and kill a deer or ;
bear on the other side.
Although ~Stefansson must nave en-
dured untold hardships during the fin
years he spent in the Arctic. one never
would think so from talking to him
He travelled on foot nor than 10,00(
miles and sustained himself and DR.
Anderson on the proceeds of his hunts
He took neither shotgun nor fishing
net. although occasionally he obtained
fish from the natives.
There are but two specimens of thu
barren ground bear in the United
States. Stefansson secured nineteen
Thirteen Of these he killed with a rifle
six were killed by the natives. The!
will be brought down by DR.. Ander
son. who left the shores of the Arcti,
on Il whaler. DR.. Anderson also il
bringing many other biological. geolo
gical n botanical specimens.
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winter ranges about SIS degrees below
zero on an average. Professor Ste
fansson and his associate wore wool
en- underwear in summer and in tn,
winter. which is nearly all of the time
wore clothing which they made Will
the full pelts of animals slain. Trou
sers and coats are made with two
thicknesses of furs. n fur beint
placed mex the skin and the othel
turned outward to meet the cold ant
frost.
Every attempt to lead Stefansso,
into talking of the hardships of tn,
country brought forth the answer
There r nc hardships." Then h,
explained that the reason most explor
ing expeditions failed is because tn,
leaders insist upon carrying a larg,
amount of the food used by whit,
men. IF they only would learn to liv,
as do the people in whose country the,
are located" he said. they would
have no difficulty. Once in a Will,
they might be short of food for a da,
or so. but these contingencies SHOULD
be provided against"
During the five years that ne spen
on h expedition Stefansson's riff,
brought down nearly sixty tons O
meat. During that time he Travelled
twenty miles for every one Travelled
by Amundsen. Peary or other explor