The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1927-08-26

lore Of the natives. They possess both
generic and specific names, though
the latter are apt to be misleading
from a scientific standpoint. Among
them ''the tiger is the most feared of
the mammals, although statistics show
that ~crocodiles claim a larger share Of
victims. In the native legends and
folk lore, the men inhabiting KorinchI
district OF Sumatra have the power Of
Transforming themselves into tigers
last Of the Whaling Stations.
'In a visit to what might be called
the last of the whaling stations, sit
uated at Trinidad, Humboldt county,
Calf, A. Brazier Howell learned the
methods used for catching the speed
Ter, less valuable whales which are all
that remain to the industry. These
6nback and humpback whales can at
tain a speed Of 80 miles an hour, so
that It requires careful maneuvering
and superior harpocns to capture one.
If the bomb fails to explode OF the
harpoon, weighing somewhat less than
$50 pounds, is placed too far back,
a fight Of several hours may ensue.
The whale may take out a mile of
cable and must be as carefully played
as a game fish, for although the line
consists of a 5-inch manila hawser
with breaking strength of 1880
pounds, the animal will snap this with
ease II too much strain be applied OF
too much slack be given
"Dr. Waldo Schmitt Is on his Sec
ond year Of exploration of the coastal
waters of South America, interesting
himself particularly In crustaceans.
At Guayaquil he collected a little
shrimp that bores holes In rocks.
Explorations by Smithsonian ar
cheologists and ethnologists spanned
the continent Of North America and
stretched over into China. DR.. j.
Walter Fewkes excavated a type ruin
near Flagstaff, Ariz., an area hitherto
almost unknown archeologically. This
important ruin he has called 'Elden
Pueblo. AS a result of his study Of
this ancient structure, Doctor Fewkes
concludes:
""There remain many unexplored
areas In our Southwest, the pottery
Of which Is unknown. One Of these is
the region west Of Little Colorado
and south Of the Grand canyon. as
far west as California and southwest
to the ella valley. Eden Pueblo lies
in the geographical center or heart Of
this extensive area, Of which archeo-
logically and ceramically we knew
next to nothing up to the past sum-
mer. AS a type ruin s~trategically
placed, adding new facts bearing
upon architecture and ceramics to the
oldest ruins In Arizona, It is very pro-
nounced. It has many points Of re-
semblance TO the ruins In the ella
basin, apparently connecting them
with the pueblos Of the San Juan. In
this region we evidently have a meet.
ing place Of the types Of prehistoric
cultures in the northern and eouthern
parts Of Arizona
Survey Of Alaska.
doctor Ales Hrdlicka completed
the first extensive anthropological
survey of Alaska, following the prob
able routes of the first Americans on
their arrival from Asia, and selecting
regions which promise to be most
fruitful for future Investigations. Doc
tor Hrdlicka says in his conclU sion /:
These remains show at first sight that
the Eskimo Of these regions are by no
means the highly differentiated Eski-
mo Of Labrador and Greenland, but
that they approach, in some cases al
most to an identity, or on one hand
the Asiatic and MongolOid types Of
people, and On the other the American
Indians, mor particularly those OF
Alaska. The writer has no longer any
hesitation in believing that the Eski-
nc and Indian originally were not any
two distinct races nor even two
widely distinct and far-away types,
but that If we could go a little back
in time they would be found to be like
two neighboring fingers Of one hand.
both proceeding from the same palm