Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-12-19

The natives. few In number. were
ca silly inundated and were only too
glad to accedN to their dema nds. even
going - far aa tn give MP fuTs of
great value. Pressing forward. the
deserters came to Mr.. Hoffman'R
camp. Hoffman had gone out to visit
the native camps In order TO collect
deer meat. II sny. so az to have 3
supply suficient to load the next sled
sent out from the ship.
The desertere, finding nobody at
home, broke open the door. and.
after taking everything that would
he Of value or use to them, they
turned to and destroyed sll clothes
and practically everything in sight.
A Mr., Hoffnra n expressed II: When
got back there was not . change
Of clothing or boots. or anything left
whereby I could get O. meal
II At once got In touch with aonne
natives who wantAd to go with me
to avenke the theft and destruction
that had been committed at my
camp" CFor thievinG. among the
natives, IN the greatest crime that
ear ne committsdJ
When had got eight natives and
Mr.. Howlan nd to 70 with me. we took
the trail, which was easily followed
BY the two sled tracks and many dogs
In their possession. The next morning
We sighted them ahead. When We
got near to them I left the party. aP-
preaching the deserters with nag
Of truce.
II got within speakinE distance
when they commanded me to halt. I
asked them why they had stolen my
clothes, demolished my camp. thus
rendering me liable to starvation or
death by freezing, at the same time
informing them I had followed them
to recover my property.
II called upon them to deliver II at
once or I should proceed to force the
issue and take the same ny force. as
I was determined to have my property
ar die in the attempt.
1.-THE answer got was: Go back
to your party quickly. II you follow
us farther We will shoct you down In
your tracke.'
II answered. You will have all tn.
shooting you want, az we are fully
| armed
"seeins nothing more to Be accom-
pliehed by parley ana finding the
muaxle Of two or more rifles pointing
at me, went back to my party and
quickly outlined q plan Of attack.
in front Of them A. a barricade. so
We stripped a. light az possible and
advanced on the run, each armed with
q rife. Upon approaching. they be.
gan firing at US, their shots going
wild.
Our natives are great marksmen,
as from boyhOod they are obliged to
get their living by the use Of the gun,
and hence they did not FIRE until near
enough to be sure Of effect. Dropping
quickly to the knee, they brought
their rInes to the shoulder, the shots
ringing through the still air.
when the smoke from the first
volley had cleared away, two were
seen far away with a few dogs and
light sled going az fast as possible to
make their escape. while others were
trying to get away. but were held
back by fear Of more shots that would
take the same effect that the first
voIley had, which had wounded one
man severely and killed another.
Seeing the havoc the first vOlley
made, we approached the party, tax
Ing the Ave uniniured ones and max.
ing them fast with strips made from
walrua hide, after which we bound
up the wounds of q member of the
crew of the steamer Jeanette and
buried the body Of another who was
killed by bullet through the head
We then secured everything of value,
feeling that 1t was useless to go after
the two who had escaped"
4sr% -
EARLY one Spring. after sailing
from San Francisco by way of
Guam and Nagasaki. the steam bark
BOwheAd anchored outside the break
water of Yokohama.
was very much surprised to he
waited on by 4 delegation Of govern.