The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1921-10-01
SIX YEARS IN
FROZEN NORTH
Canadian Mounted Police Cor
poraI Returns From Arctic
With 2 Eskimo Murderers.
PATROLLED CORONATION GULF
expects 10 Return to Solitude After
Short Holiday at Aome-Punish.
ment Of Criminals Makes Natives
Respect White Man's Law.

Montreal.-ln May, 1910, CorporhI
Cornelius Of the Royal Northwest
mounted police left Edmonton for
Hersche island. lie departed quietly,
without any flourish Of trumpets, He
returned the other day to civilization
again for the first time, as silently as
ne had left II. over six years OF hlS
life has been spent In the Arctic wilder
ness, four Of them In the sole com.
pany OF two Eskimo murderers, sen
fenced In 1914. and freed by order OF
the government later,
Two years were passed at Fort Me
PhersOn where the big supply Of pro
visions and building material were dis.
posed, comfortable winter quarters es.
tablished, and patrols Of the surround.
Ing country undertaken.
The two Eskimo murderers who were
taken out by the corporal and offered
their freedom were so much taken
with the ways Of the white man that
they asked permission to enter the
service OF the police, and were both
engaged, much to their delight. They
rendered great service as guides and
interpreters, and the white mans law
has never had better advertisement
| In the Arctic circle than that given to
| Il by these two men. tried, punished
and released by It's officials rs Il warn.
ing to others.
Two Years In Wlds.
In 1917 Corporal Cornelius was
! Joined by Constable BrOcliic ana the
two set out FOR Herschel island where
they spent two years with frequent
| patrols in the far corners Of the UNI
charted wilds. Their next move was
along the shores of the Arctic 10 CorO-
| nation gulf. dOg-Slcd trip Of some 800
miles. where another two years were
passed in patrols to Bathurst inlet.
Kent peninsula. All points on the
south and west SideS Of Victoria island
to Victoria Land and Prince Albert
sound were made during that period.
The final trip. was taken from Ccro-
nation gulf via Bear lake 10 Fort Nor.
man, down the river Ia Fort McPher-
son. then north to Herschei island, and
back by the coast to Coronation gulf
once more, with another return trip
via Herschel island through Fort
home by the summer steamboat. This
latter trip was taken by dog sled. u
distance Of LOO miles being covered
The total patrols by dog sled last win
ter ran around $500 miles.
New headquarters were made al
Fort Epworth, the patrol, accompanied
by stan Sergeant Clay, establishing
this post. The party lived In snow
huts for the greater part Of this time
and subsisted on the simple diet OF
the wilds eked out By such rations as
they were able to carry OH sleds. They
built a wooden hut at Fort EpwOrth
however, and enjoyed n mild taste OF
civilization.
Two Are Acquitted.
In 1918, two alleged Eskimo muir
derers were brought IN by the coast
route by Sergeant Conway. These tvs
men, Kayugann and KOmuk, had beer
tried by Inspector Phillips for the muir
der of an Eskimo woman, whom both
Of them claimed ns wife. They we're
V"lilB W lHth vi
evidence. and Clay, Cornelius ant
BrOckie took them back by way Ot
Herschel island and the Arctic to Coro
nation gulf, where the two were nj
lowed to rej0in their tribes.
Corporal Cornelius says that thu
trial of the four EskImOs had had M
excellent effect on the general con
duet OF the tribes AS whole, Will,
conduct Of the four principals has beer
most exemplary. Kayugana and Ko
muk were seen several times on latcl
patrols, their bands being usual,
found on the ice at the head Of tn,
Coppermlnc river and each time tn,
patrol received a warm welcome.
Despite their years OF isolation ant
hardships both Corporal Cornelius AM
Constable Brooke are looking forwarC
to a return 10 the North IN the nea
future They will now enjoy a wei
earned holiday, and both are leuyinl
at once for their respective homes
Cornelius going to Halifax ana Brockl
TO Winnipeg.