Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-11-29
CAPTAIN DONALD B, MACMILLAN TAKES
AUGUSTA FOLKS into FAR N0RTHLAND IN
Absorbing LECTURE ON "B0WDOIN'S" TRIP

capcs which the Eskimo girls wear
were shown by the girls themselves,
IS they hlusned and hid their heads
or teetered on their moccasined
heels.
The ki>ak. the native boat. was
shown and many tricks were per-
formed in them by the natives. They
are shallow, shell like craft which
skim over the water. The rider is
strapped in and lis coat and .,ooi
are water tight. They can turn
tile BOAT over and ever in the water.
without losing themselves out,
The natives Will so ten and 10
miles out to sea, fishing for cod in
these small crafts, which are but -
inches wide.
Marvellous pictures of the sturdy
"Bowdoin" plouShipg through the
sea of ice cakes we've shown. The
business Of running into a field o.
solid ice and Watching for a wcaf
spot 10 penetrate was most aptlN
shown hv the movies. 4 man sits
in the crows nest and looks ahead
for the spot. When he discoveries
il. he signals down to the engineer,
Tcot. tool. fun speed ahead and the
boats crashing into the field OF ice,
cracking u. clear across and making
Il clear channel.
Native Hunting Excellent
The sport OF capturing a pol|r
bear was next in order. The polar
bear is truthfuliy called the King n
the North. The capture uf the bear
fol Bowdoin College was shown. The
little fellow certainly caused 4 lou
Of trouble. He was caught in the
water and hauled into thc Loaf For
some time he was most fcIpciouS
and as Caps. Macmillan said. il
would not have been safe 10 let him
loose IN 4 football crowd. IS he
WOULD eat w all the sideline
watchers
Approach 10 the fttlc Eskhpo vii
lace of Etah Was shown. The rs
kimos all rushed down 70 the water
and greeted the captain nod crew
Capt, Macmillan had told them two
wears before. that he was not coming
back again, They showed in their
round. chubby faces. thci' Neen de
light in once more g.ec,InS their
American friend.
Esilimus who had hcen with Can't.
reary on his expeditions came from
this section, and one, called the tail
est Eskimo, was shown. lie >obliS-
IilSiN d'iAt'A us 'rii' ~ -.i'N l'" ~
hair. Catching an 500 pound wal
rus was shown. Its hide is 50 thick
that Sits one and one half inches
apart will hold rav'hide with which
to raise the heavy fellow.
Greeley Expedition Tablet
Scenes of placing the bronze tablet
al Cape Sahin We're shown. The
tablet was bolted onto a 100 ton
boulder The natives we're told that
the tablet WAS never To Oe Removed
from the rock and capt. Macmillan
said that he had every reason To be
lieve they would not tourh il, They
have been told To tell tncl" children
and SO on. through the ccn"latipns.
It takes but an hour 10 build n
house in the northland True. the
house is of snow and ice. but II
serves the purpose AHl is warm
abode. The process was most :nt'r-
eStintly shown in the movies. Tie
dogs are not fastened to hi;Ching
post as beasts of burden sh"Glc he,
but they are fastened TO stake which
are driven far into the SO.
Happiest People IN World
The Eskimos are the happiest poo
pie In the world. is the captains
opinion. In 1.-THE summer time theN
work but in the winter and spring
they play The MISS Dnaries first
taught them TO sing. not hymns and
religious lays. but Just songs. Ey
teaching them to sing they orcned
the way to their hearts. The youn,:
ones play and frolic over the hills OF
snow and the old ones Join in. too.
A good wife is n good chcwcr and
. picture showed an Eskimo woman
chewing hcr husbands shoe, (" get
l. 10 ILL n h.A
The way snow knives are ma le from
warus tusks VIZ showI.
The lady Of ths north doesn't have
to fear the moths when she stores
her furs. The audience saw girl
go ~ a cave in the ban; aud haul ont
MANY coats ara rObaS. COliS OF
lovely blue fox that void cost $1,000
H. the States. robes IF neary FUR
which form her bed.
Muskox in Ellesmereland
The first moving pictures ever shown
Of the mnskox are included in Capt,
MacMillan's pictures. He showed very
close views of herd and he even was
able to illustrate personal combat with
bull The bun got behind him aud
charged. his camera being almost on
GanEered, To say nothing Of his own
lifH, \ baby musiloX was captured and
his antics were most alarming. The
little fellow showed what its Older
brothers and sisters do when attacked
They bounced right over onto their
backs So when they are attacked they
crush their attackcr between their
bodies and the ground
Three hours after the hucking baby
muskox was caught il was az docile
as could be desired II became great
:. TpIlp,E.I II no
cryvhcre The muskox were encoun-
tered in EIlesmercland valley.
on the way back from Ellesmereland
valley a storm was encountered and
the dogs and the men were worn ont
in fighting the elements. The men took
of their coats aud worked hard. Act
ual scenes of the struggles with death
and disaster were shown and even
from the motions Of the camera story
one could see they were thoroughly
exhausted.
II took three days to get w the
slope, ana after it had cleared up Tic
party decided 10 go back, and 1t took
five hours To return. Then a bare river
bed Vas struck and the runners on
the sleds were worn out and the men
Wore out their shoes to their hare feet.
only by taking the story home and
thinking II over could the audience
grasp the fun significance OF the situ-
ations depicted. So calmly and with
ont show did Capt Macmillan relate
the scenes through which they passed
that the casual listener would not
catch the true import of the circum-
stances.
Glaciers Creeping Southwark
Pictures were shown 81 the party
passing finally into more ice and snow.
through valley which was then fast
fillinc up with ice ard snow. Accord
ing 70 science. IacMillsn's party Is
he Il 81 fn Ga thrnrph Il will I,o illad