AN ESKIMO CHRISTMAS
i NEAR THE ARCTIC OCEAN
Special Correspondence.
Wainwrlght. Alaska, Dec. 30, 1014.
Chronicling the events of this sec
tion of the uttermost part of llie ear'll
is not a very difficult matter as little
of great consequence has transpire!
since the last mall left.
Point Barrow and Wainw right are
having a scourage of skin disease. It
appears first as a red spot, from the
size of a pin head to a pea, which very
quickly forms a blister filled with water
and If not broken, soon developes into
pus which forms into scabs. For a
period of two days the eruptions are
intensely itchy. Children fall a prey to
the infection more readily than adults.
We have only had three cases of the
latter. It is likely a form of "weeping"
eczema.
The weather has been remarkably
moderate; this winter is no comparison
with that of last for severity and
umount of snow. For a number of
days this month the mercury hung
around 36 to 30 above and one day it
actually rained. We have had open
water near shore most all winter.
The conditions here have been very
unfavorable for sealing, therefore some
of the natives are out of dog meat and
have nolle for themselves. The mail
man reports natives this side of IT.
Hope without Hour and huligiy. Few
foxes are being caught computed with
lust season.
Christmas was u time of great joy ai
'Wainwright. An eye-opener for the
naliv es. Time w ill he long effacing
what they heard and saw. Santa
Ciaus ai rived on time with his bags
well filled with parcels, lie had many
reindeer on the Lumlru. V\ c hud a
nice house built in llie school room.
The ginglo of sieigli bells announced
his approach.
Seated on the school room lloor vvitn
the desks and scuts removed were the
inhabitants of Miliktaoik, Ft. Franklin,
Ft. Belcher, Wainwrlglu and the rein
deer camp on Kuk river. There vv i*
some stir, excitement and astonishment
when Kiiskinkle, or Uellsnickle, pass
through tile doors behind a curtain,
ascended a ladder on the rear of u,b
house, appeared on the roof by the
chimney, look a few liasly glances
about and down the chimney, passel
his sacks down then climbed in ail!*
slipped out of sight! This capped tile
climax. We certainly had the real
thing this year.
The sc hool children rendered an o\
cellent program of songs, recitations,
etc., seloeted by Mrs. Van Valin. They
did exceptionally well playing I lie two
scenes in “Pocahontas and Capt. John
Smith," taken from “Children's Classics
In Dramatic Form." They a p pea rod
very much like real indlans in their red
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and yellow costumes, trimmed with
fringe, moccasins and feather head
gear, bows, arrows, etc.
We are pleased to report that Bert
I’anigeo. the efficient native mail car
rier from Point Barrow, prefers sled
deer to dog team for this arduous and
extremely severe trip from Point Rnr
row to Kotzebue and return.
Thera was a wonderful appnratlon or
preternatural appearance in the skv in
the formation of an arc around the
moon extending to the horizon .fan. 3.
about 7:30 p. m.
Messrs Olaf Hansen, first mate of
the- illfated schooner Transit, also pi
Borrow merchant and Richardson govt
school teacher, will lip Van Valin's
guests at Watnwright in a few days
Walter Ttasntan and Phas I.arvin of
tile schooner Red Wing are hthernattng
"two sleeps" east of Barrow They had
a wild and exciting time here at Wain
1 wrlght last summer sailing back and
forth to keep their little craft from be
ing crushed between the ever-shifting
pack and land tloe. Think they sailed'
from Candle.
.Sugar is $14 per hundred pounds in
Harrow, flour $3.Du per sack. Prime
fox skins $5.00 per.
Archdeacon Hoare of Pt. Hope paid
us a visit on his way to and from PI
Barrow, where he almost lost his life
from ptomaine poisoning. Through the
untiring efforts of Messrs Brower and
Richardson he pulled through by a
slim margin. He bought a dog team
here on his return to be used on an
extensive trip up the Kobuk
Mr. and Mrs W. B. Van Valin leave
the coming summer for the land of
white faces, trees, green grass, singing
hints and blooming flowers
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ESKIMOS UNABLE TO GET
ELOUR, SUGAR, SALT
Special Correspondence.
Kivalina, Alaska, Jan. 14, 1315.
I will tell you something about out
little village here, we have a village oi'
good sober, honest, industrious and
kind hearted natives and they are
earnest Christians.
He have a Hour and sugar famine
here. The natives spend all the good
days hunting seal and they will share
their last meal with another native or
white tnan either. There are unite a
few of them away trapping and those
that are here take tare of the families
of those that are gone. We have had
no Hour or sugar or salt at the store
and the natives have been out now for
almost a month. We regret very much
that we have no store here that will
handle enough supplies to go through
the winter on hut we have not and the
natives paid $3.50 per sack for Hour
and $13 to $14 per sack for sugar until
it was all gone. Some of them have!
gone to Kotzebue for prov isions. It is j
about ii0 miles by trail, hut they must
go or do without food.
We have had a very peculiar winter
here, have not had any very cold
weather yet. In November. I think the
lsth. it was down to is degrees below
zero, then it raised and slaved above
zero, sometimes 3ti above, until New
Year's, hut the coldest it has been was
127 below and that was Tuesday, Jan.
12. Then il raised to ten below and
remained there until today when it
dropped to 22 below We have had it
very windy all fall and winter, most of
our wind has been from the south and
east, but today the weather is tine and
tlie natives are all out hunting seal
tanorok). Andrew Baldwin got two
seals today.
We would be very glad if the Nugget
would print the retail prices of dour
and sugar, potatoes, beans and most of
th- staple articles of grub Also what
white fox, red fox. blue fox and crosses
are worth so we could keep ourselves
posted on prices as the natives like to
kit- u for they do not want to sell then
furs too cheap as they already know
that furs are very low
Some of our natives hate caught
some wolverene and they would like to
know what they are worth. Hoping
that we may be able, through the col
umns of the Nugget, to get these, to
gether with the other very valuable anti
Interesting news and information, we
remain, yours for service.
CLINTON S rtEl’LOGLIO
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In order to convince the public of Nome that tlie statements of
the Nugget, as to the tourist (|iiestion were not mere vaporings, that
W there would indeed he a serious attempt to divert to Alaska a portion
* of that vast army of sightseers who will visit the Pacific Slope during
A the coming summer, the Nugget lias taken special pains to ascertain
wF with certainty the full extent of the movement and also to learn the
opinions of those I>o>t qualified to know as to its probable success
That the statements published at intervals in the Nugget arc not idle
buncombe, that it is an absolute and irrefutable fact that a most
tremendous movement with a hacking which practically.assures it''
*a success, lias been started, and that, without a question of a doubt, a
c ast number of sightseers will journey to the shores of Alaska during
the coming season. is attested by the following facts obtained by the
Nugget’s Seattle correspondent under instructions to secure only
> such data as was absolutely reliable and such opinions as were worthv
of careful consideration.
The following are the results of tlie Nugget's investigations.
The Alaska and Pacific ( oast Steamship companies arc both making
concerted efforts to increase the tourist trade, not only to Southeast
ern Alaska hut to Seward Peninsula as well.
The Alaska Steamship Company has already announced that
the Victoria will make special excursion trips June _*8. July 26, sailing
to Nome direct and returning via the inside passage and is offering
greatly reduced rates f*r tile round trip.
The Senator will make no special trips but will offer special
inducements to those desiring to make the round trip to this section.
Roth companies in addition to an extensive newspaper campaign
arc maintaining booths and information Imre,ms at ilic San i;
cisco and San Diego Expositions,
All lines to Southeastern \laska point' are preparing >< • r a
increase in summer travel, and are alroadv making ''rangometit
handle it.
Mr. Harry Brandt, tieiural Vgcnt of the I’acilu t>>ast
ship Company, states that he expects a great', increased tratlie
the inside passage, clown the N ukon and outside via Xom
Traffic Manager Zipf, of the White 1'as-. ] o. diets unpre-a
river travel during the summer.
E. C. McMiken, acting San hrancisco agent <u die
who will be remembered as an old Norncite, states that t
Pass promises through rates via Nome, provided hi'
make the desired arrangements with 111c new ownei
Corwin.
The agents of all steamship companies handling AD
assert that arrangements will Do made wherein tourists will 1
enabled to stop in Nome from 24 to 56 hours at least
Everett Clark, Assistant Passenger Agent of the Alaska Mean
ship Coinpanv sav s with enthusiasm that it luoks like .1 . amn
year for Nome and his compunv will cooperate with the Nugg. t n
boosting the tourist travel to Seward Peninsula.
Here is the evidence that sound, level-headed business men. men
who calculate both words anil actions, are not <*nl\ confident that the
Northland will he an immense attraction during the coming season,
but arc also showing their faith by spending large sums in adv ertising
the attractions offered.
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