The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1915-03-06
GLACIERS IN THE STRAITS

we would have to turn to enter thu
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 a new passage
Cape Mitchell was rounded swiftly
and there appeared high, dark cliffs
and what seemed all but perpendicu
lar mountains towering upward to the
sky. their gloomy surface diversified
in pleasing manner by silvery cas-
cades trucking down from vast
heights, and with lovely wooded
patches, interspersed with sylvan
coves and other pretty vagaries OF
nature in ravines and cliffs and
arches.
1t 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.
A 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.
mel, 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 sound,
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
focked around swarming and gesticu-
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.
coarsely formed; the hair black and
lank: 1t does not fall of, nor does 1t
turn gray till they are very old; they
would have struggling beard, but
pull out every hair with
tweezers made of musse, shells. Their
chins vary much; that of a Tekeenica |
10 smaller and less prominent than
hat Of an Alikhoolip, in whom they |
Ire large and very projecting.
The average height Of Fuegian Is
. little over five feet. His arms and
egs are less sinewy than those of an
American. Most of them are rather
,owlegged and turn their feet a little
inward in walking. They have a Gus
ON of sitting long on their heels,
which strains their knee joint so much
hat when Strengthened there are con-
iderable folds or wrinkles above and
'elow it.
Natives Sometimes Cannibals.
They wear a small fillet round the
ead, usually composed of sinews of
irds; in this they sometimes stick
Gathers or any other trash.
Their favorite color is red, denoting
eace or friendly intentions Red
amt. made with, ocher is profusely
sed. They add white to the red when
repairing for war, but black for
nourning. After the death of friend
r relation they blacken themselves
With charcoal, mixed with OIL
Any sort Of clay Is used, if their
aint is scarce, to preserve warmth,
ather than as an Improvement to
heir appearance. They are often sub
ect to scarcity of food, and gladly
at anything that comes to hand. even
heir relatives. principally the old
women.
They live on seals. birds, fish and
shellfish. edible fungus,
ggs, etc.
Their only idea of superior being
, that of satanic character. They /,
lake great lamentations at the death
+ relative, pulling their hair, beat
lg their breasts, etc. They are su.
erstitious and fear big man in the /,
FOODS. a spirit Of evil, who is certain ,
} know of every word or action.
Their manner Of disposing of their
cad, when they do not eat them. is
, place them under a mound of ,
and leaves wrapped in skins. ,
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