The sun., 1919-03-02

try the weather had been bad continu-
ally, and their management equally so.
They had eaten not only all the re-
naming food, but unhappily had de-
voured all the geological specimens,
some of which were very rare.
1t was, indeed, a period Of famine
not only for human beings in that dis
trict, but even for wolves, all of which
were skin poor. Our Eskimo found
two starved to death near our camp,
and ate them. Though We all thought
, fat wolf excellent, tho wolves that had
starved were no delicacy.
The famine conditions made a crisis
| Our Eskimo said that If we went fur
Their east in the spring, as we had
planned, things would so still worse,
and they insisted on returning west
to the Mackenzie River. where they
we're sure of fish. However, l managed
at last to persuade them that the worst
was over. and Ilavinirk agreed to stay
at Langton Bay as camp keeper while
| Natkusiak after much delicate nego-
tiation, made up his mind to venture
eastward with me.
II was n great relief. for We had
| now been in the north two years with
| out being able to reach our coveted
goal-the country that might possibly
/ contain Eskimo who never had seen a
white man, and which certainly was
a region unknown to science, needing
| investigation.
! Agreement TO Separate,
We made our final plans. DIR. An
| derson was to go west to the Mackcn-
z!e River to set mail, ammunition and
Photographic supplies which the
American Museum of Natural History
| had arranged to send to us BY Nhal-
ors. Unfortunately, the hard winter
Rad caused the loss of more than half
our dogs, and among the dead were
our best ones. Only ten wcrc left
of tho twenty three that We had in the
autumn. AS ! needed six, and llaVi-
nirk would need at least four for his
years hunting around LanEton Bay,
We had none for DIR. Anderson's thou
sand mile trip. and the only other
dogs were a few belonging to Memo
rama He, however, wuS willing TO
take DR. Anderson as far as the eastern
| edge of the Mackenzie delta, where We
had cached Il whalcbOat. 1t was de-
c.ded that on his return DR.. Ardoc-
son should work his way back as Gar
as possible with the boat while sum
mer lasted and then proceed afoot TO
| join Ilavinirk in the winter.
| AS an initial step in preparation. we
moved south to a blight whore We
knew that tomcod could be hooked in
almost unbelievable numbers in win
| H. igl
ermen members had piled up about a
ton OF the FISH.
DIR. Anderson and | agreed that
owing TO the luckless winter and tho
| disbursement among our Eskimo
| with the diminution of dogs, our pros
poets We're none of the brightest for
success. But We also agreed that ouI
plans must bo carried out, and that
though the Eskimo Jncontaminatod 10y
civilization still were as problematiJ
as when We left home, the time had
come to go and find them, even If
had to start eastward under d serious
handicap.
While We still had faith that white
man can live on the country wherever
an Eskimo can, we did not know thai
there were any Eskimo where va
going, and our Eskimo hcl.c' ed The
eastward coast 10 be quito destitute OF
game, Therefore, since DR.. Anderson
would have to take action and ansWci
questions in case | failed 10 return,
gave him written memoranda " my
plans. setting a date up t. wE.'h -,
need not worry about oar safety aN,
noting down what effort .Euu3 cola
m his making tn reach me II faiv.
10 return within Inc Time limit, NuIci
IL set down as about nine months.