The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1920-09-21
PETIJRN TWO ESKIMOS
TO HOME IN ARCTIC
o,,NTFD POLICE CONVEY EN-
MO To THE FAR NORTH, AWE
FELLOWS ON RETURN.

-n,rONTON. Alta, Canada.-Back
EDn no land of the Blonde Eskimo,
from ~ insane tribesman, Staff Ser
WIN a. Claw and Constable Cornelius
geanI Poval Canadian mounted po-
OF 'h 1--we safely completed thrilling
iNnrnev of several Thousand mics
II Uon the most northerly outpost OF
l tto white man in Canada.
Wy Two Eskimos were brought to Ed,
n % some years ago to be tried
NTH NV the murder of missionary IN
Ioa far north, and were held at Ft.
s1e for some time as punish
W. These two men, Alusak and
GG nm formed part of the party
on Sergeant Clay, and were taken
from Mcpherson just a year ago and
l lntIIrn ned to their tribe on the Coro-
nation Gulf.
r.,,blish "Farthest North" Post.
leaving Fl. Mcpherson the party
uroceeded down the Mackenzie river
'Tnrschell Island, where the Hud-
s w Raw company's gasoline boat,
% 0 MCPHERSON" was used to trans
mort the police and their charges to
their destination.
VT The Journey on the Arctic ocean
oocnnied about ten days. The party
finally arrived 1000 miles to the
cast Of Herschell Island, establishing
a notice post at Port Epworth, which
e The most northerly outpost of the
white man in Canada. Constable
Brockie was left in charge here while
Tho sergeant and Constable Corne-
line proceeded farther east to deliv-
or the two Eskimos to their relatives.
Prior to the advent of the police
the Eskimos had staged a big hunt
and had slaughtered far more of the
animals than they could possibly use.
Musllox meat, Sergeant Clay states
is good. but slightly strong in taste.
Returned Man Awed Others.
the two Eskimos who returned
from Edmonton were regarded with
much awe by their compatriots, and
in every ingloo held the floor for
hours telling of the wonders of the
white man. Strange to say what in
tprested them most was the packing
plant in Edmonton, and on this sub
iect thew would dilate for hours, but
for the street cars or trains they dld
not profess much wonder. The un-
usual interest in the packing plant
was explained by Sergeant Clay, the
manner in which it appealed to the
Eskimo's mind being that the white
man when in need of food went to a
big house where there was an abund-
ance of food and all that was neces-
sary for him to do was to carry 1t
away, whereas the Eskimo had to
hunt for his.
Having returned the Eskimos to
their people, start was made for
the "outside." Port Epworth being
left on March Is and Edmonton
reached on Aug. 10. Sergeant Clay
and Constable Cornelius had the dog
teams and equipment and proceeded
from the mouth of the Coppermine
River, south, across country to Great
Bear Lake; the lake was crossed on
the ice. the Bear River being follow
ed to TT. Norman on the Mackenzie,
from where they started up the river
on a small scow, but running into
an ice Jam between FIT. Norman and
Fl Good Hope lost the dogs and all
their equipment.
The am took them into the cen
ter of the river, which is a mile
wide in this neighborhood, and when
it seemed a certainty that the scow
was doomed the dogs were cut loose
and never seen again.
Scow Carried Away.
The scow was finally brought to
the shore, but was caught in another
jam and carried away, leaving the
two members of the force with moth
ing but the mail sack and little
food
From this point the men started
to walk to Fl. Good Hope, distance
of 1870 miles. but luckily they found
an Indian canoe in cache on the
river bank which was utilized to go
to the fort.
After two days at Good Hope a
start was made for Ft. Mcpherson,
where Inspector Woods of the Arctic
sub-district was met. Leaving Nc
Pherson the usual route was follow
ed by Fl. Smith, McMurray and the