The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1920-07-14
Secrets of Eskimo
Stone Ace ReveaIed
By Author; Scientist

Although he was separated by tnOuS-
ands of years from the European
Stone Age, he still chung to them,
and even today's' implements which
were probably made fifty years ago,
are a copy of the Stone Age nipple
ments of thousands and thousands
of years ago. Not only this, but as
the Stone Age advanced (The Arctic)
the implements of the natives were
less artistic in their decoration. This
decoration | also claim was not or
iginal with them.
There is no question but that in
his migration from Asia to Northern
Europe and from Northern Europe
to Greenland he came in contact
with a good many more advanced
tribes. and from each he borrowed
something. Even his language was
formed by association with different
tribes, many of whom were at that
time in higher "Stone Age" civil
cation.
to show that there existed savages
of a still lower type, some of them
became intermixed by marriage, and
others followed them blindly into the
unknown This might explain the
entirely different type Of the So
called blond Eskimo" in Victoria
land and the Eskimo of the Alaskan
side. Both have the same beliefs,
customs and implements, but anat-
omically they are different. 1t is
possible that at the time the migra-
tory hordes reached the Mckenzie
Delta, they found it devoid of game,
its waters shallow, and the lagoons
poorly stocked with fish, so in self
preservation, proceeded to extermin-
ate those foreign intruders who fol
lowed them. 1t is just as possible
that some of them escaped, and
knowing that the path of Eskimo mi
grafton was leading toward the set
ting sun decided their only safety
was to face still farther north, which
was reached without question with
great difficulty. separating them and
preserving them intact for good
many generations, until described
few years ago by by Roald Amund-
sen, V. Stefansson, DR.. r. M. Ander-
son and D. Jennes.
In studying the bow and arrow still
used in Queen Victorialand, Copper
Mine anr Mckenzie Rivers and GER
tain parts of Greenland, Alaska and
Siberia, we find that they are the
same as remnants of bows and ar
rows found in the caves Of North
ern France Not only this but even
their reinforcement with sinew shows
similarity of braiding and wrapp
ing, which does not materially diff
fer from the snake skin reinforce
ment used even today by different
tribes of Africa. The construction
and shape of the flint points are
identically the same as those found
today in Switzerland, Norway, Fin
land, Lapland and Scandinavian
countries. In Alaska as well as in
European countries, some centers
have been found which not only sup
piled the material but also apparent
ly manufactured and distributed
them.
The ingenious mouth drill of the
Eskimo is one of the many modfi
cations of the drills found in shell
heaps in Denmark and its principle
differs very little from the many de-
signs of the Egyptian drill.
A good many images found in
Babylon, representing the making
of fire by the use of the drill,
show the same principle in construc
ton and use. Not only this. out
the Eskimo used the same material
for his drills as was used for those
found in some parts of Belgium
and Northern Germany which is
flint, jade, bone or topaz. Their
pump drill is a slight modification
of some found in England and Scot
land. The Eskimo stone seal lamp
shows a slight improvement and
over the lamp found in
France and Switzerland. Apparently
this knowledge of sandstone and
soapstone was acquired from the
quarries of Northern France.
The first inhabitants of the Eng
lish Islands were also OF Asiatic
origin, and likewise knew of the art
of building the skin boats which al
though very primitive. differed very
little from the modern oomiak Of The
Stone Age of the Arctic.
The arrow straightener of the
European Stone Age, made from deer
horn. is one of the most imperfect
implements of that period. Expert
menting. ! have made seven different
designs, which were better adapted
to its purposes, simpler. Yet. the
same arrow straighteners were used
Il have eleven Of them) by the Fs-
kimos for centuries withou. the
slightest modification.
Wedges and ADDE'S do not differ
materially from those of the first
part of the Polish Stone Age Ct
Northern Europe.
The bodkin without a change IS
the same as that used in the S-cne
Age all t~eI the European Contin-
ent
The woman knives C"Oola" "Ulc")