New Britain herald., 1926-01-09
HOW ESkIMOS HUNT
 FOR THE WALRUS
Citizens Of North Have Their
 Own Methods

bats between man and animal today Is part of the Greenland Eskimo's ordinary routine of making Q living. An Eskimo walrus hunt, staged in | tiny boat and with the most prlmi- live Of weapons, offers the game more than A sporting chance, and, in comparison, makes bull fighting or Hon bunting by civilized man with modern weapons seem poor and one-Sidcd slaughter" according to Maynard Owen Williams, staff cor respondent of the Nationa. Geo. graphic society with the MacMillan Arctic expedition, in a message for warded to the socie'y's Washington. D. c, headquarters through amateur radio station FARE, Of plttsncId, Mass.
 When the Eskimo puts 10 sea in
 q toy balloon of q boat, 10 battle 10 the death with twenty times his weight of pigheadcd, hull.neckei ferocity, his trusty 'steed is corsctcd to his waist and his trusty rife is made from q tuek in the mouth of his enemy" th cmessage continues. He must not only kill his walrus but also drag l. ashore and, fl he is forced to make an arsenal Of his narrow deck space, he does so.
 InyaJcs EnCmy's Element
 "A mighty hunter, equipped with inc highest powered rifle that he can shoot without making game of himself, climbs q tree, shoots q lion and writes a book, The Es- kimo, however. inyales the element in which the lion Of the sea is al home but in which he, the hunter. cannot swim. He shackles his feet inside Ripper by means of which he must out-maneuver an animal born with them, sinks bit of wal rus ivory in the tough hide Of his prey and gets his antagonist angry though 10 comc 10 thr surface and receive the killing iron.
 When it is all over and his sink able quarry has been lowed ashore and cut ID, inc hunter removes it's spleen, stretches the membrane on Il hoop made of wIlru3 ribs and makes Kiau," Ca musical inetru- nenD with which to accompany his song of victory to his wife and dogs
 ''rhe Eskimo must not only carry his contest for food into the home element of his prey but must finish his job without going home for more tools. Across tn" t1ut saalskin deck of his kayak tEskimo canoc) are stretched lines of raWhile held in place by bone or walrus ivory buttons. These lines sorNc as q tool chest into which each instrument Is placed and from which l. can be in- stantly withdrawn when the occa- sion arises.
 Paddle Costs FON Skin
 More important than any weapon. since the Eskinloe life dc- pands upon it. is the douhlc-badrl paddle. ght-=raincl as q base- ball bal, end tipped with bone. Along Smith Sound the trees, willow and birch. are two inches high anI paddle material must l." hartercd for. A strong light stick, seven feet long. rl"v cost a blue fox skin
 "Thc paldfo is both propeller anI holm. and is material or a poptoon is moorcd abreast. The paddle is stretched across from one fruil bark. to another when the kayak is swung hroudSid" to the rock shore. l.ail across the duck and touching Inc rocks or icr inc yaGr'c a'So pre- vents o}crturning nh'e tIe owner ia s'Iuirming out of the n'rrow opening.
 IIarpuon Does Not Kill
 "H.;rEt in Importance is 'Ae har- rD1r. r Kills no'iiu:. but it hrins~ it back. T"D incuea of th" front ;S mad" of bou", blunt pointed. aaG so ioiurd with rawhijc hat 0t impact il turna sideways. r"l, asing 'b. d"'acaoh'e point and setting it across line inc.sion iu tn" tough utI" SO ina. it nill hold. Tho point is edged with steel. poas!hy cut rom som" abandoned saw blade. A "watah, or soHlSkin float, which tires out the Wa'rus and keeps him from sinking and being los. This line f., made by SEimmng a broad "tmmbcrbum from tho body of n square lipp"r s~al and then cutting rom il single long line. This line, f kept moist. will withstand iE- strain oi tour or five mon. \ ton of walrue is hnuchod by betting a Gu" about f and using ho'cs cut lu The ice, in lieu Of block and tackle.
 The killing iron w}Ir1 in0cts he mortal hurt IS attached to a long rod. r mus hr laucrl deep through 'oG21 .il.. thick fat. and between ciosr-S,t iIus to the heart before the 4,a ,5 rcddonod win Hood and 'lr rn,u,l.i awa'ah. mo- iionl"ss in l4r a.a'rr. shon.s That the t"'' iS ",,I anl 'aa' nan ha., won.
 t7 'Ae h7yak G.ck IS often v .|I VI il.l .tlIff 2 ..iiI Ghlll ror-I.' "u'1 .aps o'.r ;l. rim Of lhn owniuE and rr'''aa oa.cr from rwnur in op l.. ono 'atck. u's- Of lar skin. "I ,lT Ae,rs him rom ''.nr= fur more than ,c,- "uld "a'.r lLrog-l 'le 'Higshu kayak ca,,r,ug
 Iicnd Down in Water
 Tn So"H Gr'u and ..v. ,"ss,r' n,roaes a slir', "ttcb cau hu tied nhout tEe lace SD 'aa' 't- EtNIh.r ran rutu c"mp..',M a',r or hang head down m ibo v4tr. IT., line Is rt.at'y coiDrd ou rIrcu.ar sraul s'' up on q oon, '-ipoI on h,. for" d-rk In '7- soH'h 'la .aynI5 Is upr urN sH. 'r. 'a~..- arj mpr, ,a~Iy hII,I iu s-J m.l on 5nnL hr}i is also equipped wi'h q tiny kn.l winch pr"N'u'> side sway at each s.t,E.,. g4 ,n. rfa,g1f,.