The Alaska daily empire., 1921-11-03
(Nome Nugget.)

B. D. Seaman of the Joe Bernard expedition of 1916 recently arrived in Nome after a series of exciting ad- ventures at Coronation Gulf about 1000 miles east of Demarcation Point on the Arctic Coast of Canada.
 In October of 1918, just before the war ended, Seaman received his first knowledge of the United States en- try into the great conflict. He re- signed immediately from the Royal Northwest Mounted Police force, on which he was serving, and in a small schooner set out to reach the outside and join the United States army. He reached Nome this week after travel ing three years amid untold perlls and hardships. The wrecking of the tiny schooner was but one of the fearful episodes encountered and was living on wild game and a sort of wild turnip called Ma hoo"
 Speaking of the Coronation Bay section, Seaman said, Tt is near the greatest virgin copper hills in the. world. Nuggets of pure native cop per have been found weighing up to 15O pounds. The Eskimo there stlll use the bow and arrow and all their knives, spears and arrow heads are of pounded copper. They keep no reindeer but are plentifully supplied with caribou, of which there are thousands.
 Ptarmigan and waterfowl are not plentiful in that section, but there are millions of tailless squirrels simi- lar in habits to the ground squirrel of this section White wolves, white foxes and white hares are very common In one section Seaman spoke of the white wolves forming a watchful. waiting circle around tine camp fire and snapping and fighting furiously over scraps of meat thr6wn among them. He recalls no expert ence, however of them getting fam ] ished enough to attack human. Musk OK are found but their kill ing is prohibited by the Canadian government Caribou. though, form a never failing source of supply and supplemented by the odoriferous seal oil makes for happy, greasy and prosperous community of Eskimo. | A curious custom among the na- tives, said Seaman. is that in the winter the favorite indoor pastime seems to be the swapping of wives. The wives seem to be perfectly agree able and when the men are lax in their trading they themselves some times take a hand and trade off their husbands Without ceremony they accomplish what white man spends six months and thousand dollars doing
 Seaman modestly declined to ac- count for any of his exciting adven- lures but cited that of missionary on the trial: 1t seems that after pitching his tent the good man be- came bothered by great white dog l that repeatedly thrust it's head 1 through the flap of the tent and snuffed longingly of his food. Tre missionary rapped the animal sharply  on the nose whereupon it withdrew | growing and bowling in anger
 Something in the tone of the com plaint caused the missionary to grab l his rifle and step out to Investigate He was met at the door by the ma rauder, which proved to be an 800 pound polar bear, lean of flank but long of teeth. The missionary is said to have done his shooting first and his praying afterward, in fact, he said he had to shoot first in order to pray afterward.
 It is only lately that firearms have been Introduced around Coronation Gulf and their use is little under
 stood by the natives.
 . A contrast of prices is interestin. ] A 30-30 rifle sells for $160 and cart ridges for 30 cents each. Sugar < : $1 per pound, butter $3S0 pouat