The Monticellonian., 1915-02-11

we NOu1u nave lO turn lO ChtSi eS opening leading to Woollya
 Surrounded by Mountains.
 Still keeping on our way, we reached the south arm of the Beagle channel. Gigantic and lofty mountains seemed to form the portals to new passage.
 Cape Mitchell was rounded swiftly, and there appeared high, dark cliffs. and what seemed all but perpendieu- lar mountains towering upward to the sky, their gloomy surface diversified in pleasing manner by si1very cas- cades trickling down from vast heights, and with lovely wooded patches. interspersed with sylvan eoyes and other pretty vagaries of nature in ravines and cliffs and arches.
 It was wild and superb gorge; one could have stopped and gazed at the varied scene for hours, but it rapidly passed from our view as we neared the Murray narrows.
 little farther on the view became more confined; four islets lay ahead of us, one of them being Button isle; on our oblique right appeared the bleak and rough mountains of Hoste island, and on our left the high preci- pices of Navarin.
 This passage through Beagle chan nel, which have been describing, was discovered in 1880 by Captain Fitzroy. At that time little was known of these distant portions of the globe.
 While stationary in Button soundt not far from Woolya, which is land- locked bay, with towering cliffs in irregular peaks all round, the scene was diversified by the natives. who fiocked around swarming and gestieu- lating
 The most remarkable traits in a Fuegian's countenance are extremely small eyes, which are sunken, black and restless; the nose always narrow between the eyes, hollow in profile, outline or almost flat; the mouth eoarsely formed: the hair black and lank; it does not fall off, nor does it turn gray till they are very old; they would have a struggling beard, but serupulously pull out every hair with tweezers made of mussel shells. Their ehins vary much; that of Tekeeniea is smaller and less prominent than that of an Alikhoolip, in whom they are large and very projecting.
 The average height of Fuegian is a little over five feet. His arms and legs are less sinewy than those of an American. Most of them are rather bowlegged and turn their feet little inward in walking. They have cus- tom of sitting long on their heels, which strains their knee joint so much that when strengthened there are con siderable folds or wrinkles above and below it
 Natives Sometimes Cannibals.
 They wear small fillet round the ,, head, usually composed of sinews of birds; in this they sometimes stick feathers or any other trash.
 Their favorite color is red, denoting peace or friendly intentions. Red paint, made with ocher is profusely used. They add white to the red when preparing for war, but black for Alici lilt utdtll Oi d II lt1d or relation they blacken themselves with charcoal, mixed with oil
 Any sort of clay is used. if their paint is scarce, to preserve warmth, rather than as an improvement to their appearance. They are often sub jeet to a scarcity of food. and gladly eat anything that comes to hand. even their relatives, principally the old women.
 They live ons seals, birds, fish and particularly shellfish, edible fungus, eggs, etc.
 Their only idea of superior being is that of satanic character. They make great lamentations at the death of a relative, pulling their hair. beat ing their breasts, etc They are su- perstitious and fear a big man in the woods, spirit of evil, who is certain to know of every word or action.
 Their manner of disposing of their dead when they do not eat them, is to place them under a mound of branches and leaves wrapped in skins. Canada's peveIopment