The Nome nugget., 1938-01-12
Juneau Cheechacco Tells Of Trip
 North Star

Tn the pest O1 nedlLn ana SpliilS after a four months voyage to the land of the Eskimo Pie, Mrs. William rB Kimball returned to her Juneau home recently aboard the Motorship North Star of the Office of Indian Affairs, the AL aska Daily Press of Juneau has the following to say about her trip:
 Storms, ice and rough landings failed { dampen her enthusiasm and the trip remains for her a glorious adventure.
 Because the ship had late start, leaving Juneau the early part of September, they headed straight for Point Barrow via Nome and made the trip in re- cord time There they landed suppliesi for the new hospital whi ch is to be built to take the. place of the one that was destroyed by fire last winter.
 Proceeding south at leisurely rate, they next visited all of the towns and Eskimo villages that they had passed on the trip north. About 50 stops were made alto gether.
 Two Weeks Stop
 At Klvalina, a stop of two weeks was made while the Eski- mos slaughtered reindeer and prepared them for market. Mrs. Kimball witnessed an interesting Eskimo dance in which the danc- ing kept rhythmic, swinging time to the native drums. Similar dances were also given for the visitors at a number of other landings.
 Mrs. Kimball observed that the tatooing on the Women's chins, and the labrets worn in holes pierced near the cheek, are quite real, and somewhat startling un- til one becomes accustomed to seeing them.
 There were so many interesting places and so much to tell, that only a few outstanding incidents may be mentioned. Among oth- CT things, the oomiaks, large na- tive skin boats, which carried everything, including several of the families, their dogs, coal and sewing machines, were especially intriguing.
 In Kotzebue, Mrs. Kimball stay ed ashore for the night, visiting with the school-teacher. In Nome she purchased a parka, made of "sik six puk,' or large squirrel
 
 skins.
 It is extremely difficult to land at the islands, due to wind, high surf and storms. A week was spent trying to put supplies a. shore at Nunivak, the home of the beautiful deep-ivory carving, and then the freight had to be put ashore at an abandoned viii lage.
 Father Hubbard's Work
 Father Bernard Hubbard. who is spending the winter al King Island, where the. town is built upon stiltS, is revolutionizing the place. Into the "kashiga" or com munity house, he has introduced athletics and boxing. and has pro vided an ultraviolet ray mach inc, so that the Eskimos may en- joy some canned sunshine. He took with him number of films and gives the natives new movie show every week.
 At St. Lawrence Island, where University of Alaska scientists are busily excavating for eviden- ce of past civilizations, they put in two weeks. Mrs. Kimball said that she did some digging on her own account while there. At Gambell and at Savoonga, the natives lived in skin igloos, or the Siberian type of igloo and these igloos were noteworthy be- cause of their cleanliness.
 Although many storms were encountered, the ship met with no ill fortune whatever. The North Star, aptain Frank Whit lam, arrived back in Juneau, in as good condition as when she 1of<