Evening star., 1922-09-17

which varies in thickness. according
to its location. from 10000 to $4,000
feet. and termed the Paleozoic, in
which are found the first evidences
OF life upon earth.
Through the inconceivaole long
period from the Archean to the Age
Of Man, the world suffered many and
startling changes. At one period the
snow Of the preceding winter failed
to disappear in the region between
the Gulf Of st. Lawrence ard James
bay-known as the Laurentide high
lands. Cotemporaneous with the
growth of this snowfield were other
fields in Newfoundland and west OF
Hudson bay. But the first claims our
attention in the description of the
coast of Labrador.
The snowbank increased in dimen-
the Laurentian ice pack. Ultimately
it occupied an area Of 100000 square
miles and covered the whole northern
part of our continent. This ice-sheet
boundary may be traced through Cape
Cod. Nantucket. Marthas Vineyard
New Jersey. Pennsylvania. New York
and westward. In Canada this ice
sheet attained a thickness of about
10000 feet; in New England about
G,000. 1t came over Labrador as well
as New England, attacking the thick
layers of rock with which time had
clothed the naked Archaean. laying
bare again. for the inspection of man,
the very formidable stones of the
earth. We look back at Cape Harri-
son and wonder that she is as tall as
she is and looks as fresh as she does,
following her eternal conflict with the
powerful forces of nature through
millions of years.
I'VE pass Ragged Islands-well
w named: jagged apd hard as a
piece Of broken steel-then onward.
A touch of civilization peers out at
us through the darkness-red and
green sidelights of the Seniff. the
northern mailboat. around which CEN
ters so much interest and happiness.
The black smoke of the mailboat is a
welcome sight to the '.Eiveyere"-one
Who Lives here'-or to the transient
summer fisherman. for it brings a
few hard earned luxuries to the for
mer and news of fish up and down
the coast to the latter. At the report
of fish" he sis as ready for the dash
as an old prospector in Alaska at a
rumor of gold beyond the mountains.
The morning of August IL found
rain. thick weather and wind south
east. Four miles to the west lay
station of Capt William Bartlett. the
father of Capt. Bob" Bartlett of the
Roosevelt. Will. the younger brother,
is now in charge, and it was my in
tention to shoot through the narrow
tickle" and up to the fishing stage
for a few minutes chat Bu< l de-
scried their boat a mile to the east
ward. busy with the cod trap. SO laid
a course for Striped Island.
Just beyond this we encountered
our first Eskimos, patiently beating
to windward in small fishing boat
toward Ukalluktok (Hare) Island.
their outside fishing station.
We arrived at Hopedale-site of the
Moravian mission station-at 12:45
noon. and. with the American flag
flying. dropped anchor in front of the
mission. was greeted by DR.. Asboe,
and we were soon talking with Mr..
Townley in their snug little study
about the possibility of engaging an
interpreter.
1t so, happens that very few Eski-
mos, if any. on the Labrador, have
learned the English tongue. because
of the stand taken by the German
missionaries in the last 100 years and
more. They have had a marked aver
sion to teaching it. claiming that
ignorance of the language is bull
wark against corruption and vice of
the transient fishermen.