The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-06-26

I repairing their tents and i'm padding
their canoes. They always became 81
lent when asked about the fate of the
PARTY aud this led Father Turquetil
10 believe that the natives had killed
them
when Mr. Leden was studying the
Indians Of Western Canada i'm 1911
he heard the same story. II was to
the effect that fifteen years ago a
large hubble fell from the sky con-
tanning Two people thought To be dev-
lis who could send out smoke ana
thunder from instruments they held
in their hands The Eskmos attack
ed them and brought one down with
arrows The other white man showed
b. signs that their purpose was friend
ly. but the Eskimos He'd and left them.
They never fount any further trace
of him. Mr. Leden said that the In
dams ard Eskismos always told this
story in the same way. He said that
these people never lied.
They never make. up stories ne
said. Won can always rely on the
truth of what they say and So ! feel
certain that IL will he possible To prove
this story as the Indians and Eskimos
tell it,
Mr. Leden feels So confident that
he will clear mp the history of Andree's
balloon night Tor the pole that he pro-
vided himself before leaving Nor
in detail every article which Andrec
took with him in his balloon. Mr.
Ledeu's equipment includes both a.
moving picture machine and a phone
graphic outfit for taking records of IN"
life customs and amuscmeuts of these
tribes for the purposes of comparison.
The phouograph is to preserve their
language. but more particularly their
ungs. Mr. Lcdcn is one If the pio-
Ecers among anthr"poloeisls 10 usc
the music of "A race or tribe To- cstah-
fish it's relations in IN" human family. |
LEGENDS. customs, the manufacture
OF tools and Weapons may be learned !
by one tribe from another, according |
to Mr. Leicn, and on that account are
rot perfect guides in establishing kin |
ship. The two surest tests of TN" ties !
, blood between two races, he said, are
their grammar and the structure Of |
music. The words themselves, he SAID, |
rapid. become Obsolete ana are sup
erSeded by new ones. especially among |
tribes like the Eskimos. but the gram
NAUTICAL construction of their Ian
euages remains unchanged. Mr. I.edcn
said he had studied tribes living with |
in few miles Of each other who had |
Pc words at all in common, but whose
syntaX was Identical. showing that |
they had a common origin.
I'm the same manner songs are adapt |
rd or grow old and out of date among |
he EsNimOs. So that two related tribes
might have songs totally different in |
words and meaning. Their common |
blood would be portrayed. however ac- !
'ording To Mr.. L"dcn. by the identity /
If the structure of the music or the
manner OF delivery. II is chiefly !
through grammar ana music that Mr. !
eden hopes I" be able to prove to TN" |
.cientilic world that the Eskimos Of
North America are related by blood /
Ia the Indians, but not To the Asiatir
i,sltimos.
Mr.. Ledon is only thirty years old |
lut this is his hfty trip of exploration. |
He has penetrated therec times into |
unknown PARTS of Greenland tor the
purpose Of studying the Eslimos |
where their life has hean the least ar
ected 10y European civilization His |
,thcr exploration was made into north
vest Canada in the interests of the !
'anadian government Mr. Leden will |
make this expiration alone, except |
or the Eskimos whom he will employ. |
lis equipment has been sent ~ boa. /
% Fort Churchill in Hudson's bay. |
where he VIII arrive IN August