L FROZEN WASTES OF NORTH
One of the most spectacular man
hunts In the history of the world Is
now drawing to a close away up In the
Canadian Arctic around Baker lake,
where Inspector Beyts, Sergeant Major
Cochran, Corporal Conway and two
constables of the Canadian mounted
police are breaking camp to go In
land after the murderers of two Am
erican explorers Radford and Street
says the Montreal Times of December
18.
On June 6, 1912, Radford and Street
were about to start from a point In
'and In the Bathhurst Inlet country
to a ship that was wintering some
60 miles off Point Barrow. They were
camped with an Eskimo tribe at the
time and had hired two to guide them.
The wife of one of the Eskimos,
however, became ill Just when the trip
was about to be started and her hus
band refused to go. Radford, not un
derstanding Eskimo, and placing a
wrong meaning on the man's refusal,
brutally knocked him down. Instantly
the man's companions stuck a spear
through Radford, who fell. Street
made run ofr the sleigh, but was also
speared before he could get the dog3
In motion. As Redford lay on the
ground one of the wives of the stricken
Eskimo cut his throat.
Qe*s Fepurt of Trageay.
In June, 1913, the report c|f the
tragedy was brought out to H. H. Hall
of the Hudson's Bay Company at
Chesterfield Inlet, by two natives,
"Cow Muck” and 'Akulack,” the latter
being the native who had taken the
white men Into the country the prev
ious year. Hall forwarded the story
on the Canadian Mounted Police at
Nelson river on Hudson Bay, from
where It was wirelessed to the world.
Instantly the mounted police, rulers
and keepers of Justice ItP the waste
places of northern Canada, became
active. In the fall of the same year
the above mentioned men were started
r
out on a patrol to bring In the mur
derers. From Regina, Saskatchewan,
the headquarters of the mounted po
| lice, this quiet little band of men
set out on a 3,000 mile trip Into the
Icy land of the Arctic regions.
Go Through Many Hardships*
They were provisioned and equipped
for a three year trip and went to look
for two Eskimos In a wilderness ter
ritory of half a million square miles
What hardships these men have un
dergone, what small clues they found
to lead them within striking distance
of their quarry, can never be known:
1 at least not until they come out to
the world, and It will be published In
I the next year's report of the mounted
police. The press of the world will
never get that true Inside story, for
of such things the police are not al
lowed to tell except In written report
to their superiors.
Chesterfield inlet Eskimos who are
j of a peaceful nature, have helped the
j police In every way; but they will
not venture Inland for fear of the
hostile tribes dwelling there. These
Inland people are still very primitive,
using bows and arrows and spears
almost entirely.
That a battle will take place when
the little band of mounted police,
come upon the village where the Es
klmoa are now camped some 2U0 miles
from Baker lake, is certain. In this
village are believed to be the men
who killed Ra rd and Street. They
have gathered about them about 200
tribesmen, so the battle will be five
determined white men armed with up
to date rifles and automatics against
200 natives, fighting with the arms of
the primitive cave men.
Another patrol almost as noteworthy
but of which nothing has been heard,
outside of official circles, la that head
ed by Inspector Lamascuse of Regina,
who Is now In the Mackentle river
district hunting for the murders of
the two Catholic priests, the report
of whose death was brought out from
Arctic Red river to Edmunton about
a year ago. Since that time it has
been learned thait In addition to
Fathers Rouvier and Leroux being
killed were two prospectors, one by
the name of Caldwell, the other’s
name not known.
The patrol of Inspector Lamascuse
is much more difficult as he has no
knowledge of who did the killing In
this case, a point upon which the
other patrol under Beyts is better in
formed. That these men will both
succeed In their mission and bring to
the minds of the natives of these far
off regions the perfect understanding
of the power of the white man’s Isw
cannot be doubted when one looks
back over the hundreds of difficult
cases that the mounted police have
succeeded in bringing to Justlco. Time,
money and life do not count when
they take up a trail.
FUR SEAL HERD SHOWS
A HEALTHY INCREASE
A cenus of the seals resorting to
the Prlbllof Islands has been taken
by the resident officials of the United
States bureau of fisheries. The first
part was made at the height of the
harem formation In July. From the
preliminary figures that have been
received by wireless messages It ap
pears that the number of harems on
8t. Paul Island this season was 1,789,
against 186 In 1914, an Increase of
86 per cent; while on St. George Isl
and, the number of harems Increased
from 248 In 1914 to 362, or 49 per cent.
The number of idle bulls on St. Paul
Island tills year was 546 and on St
George Island 127, making an total
for both Islands of 673, an Increase of
601 over 1914.
The second count made early last
August was addressed to the pups.
The number of pups born thl9 year
ANOTHHER ALASKAN
HAS A PIPE DREAM
According to a recent Issue of the
Los Angeles Examiner a Nome man
has purchased an airship and will use
It for the run between Seward and
Idltarod. The story appears on the
front page of the paper and the Nome
ite Is credited with having stated that
he expected to make regular trips car
rying about $200,000 worth of gold
each trip. Following is the story from
the Examiner:
“An aerial gold conveying service,
the first In the history of aviation, to
be used solely for hurrying gold from
600 miles In the Interior Alaska to
the coast In one day. Instead of sixteen
days as required by the dogs on the
trails, Is shortly to be established with
a Glenn Martin seaplane as the car
rier, according to Aviator Leon Rich
ardson of Nome, Alaska, who has Just
arrived in Los Angeles.
“Mr. Richardson came here from
Alaska three days ago. Since then
he has been experimenting with Mr.
Martin's machines.
"I have selected a seaplane pro
duced by Mr. Martin which can easily
carry two passengers and 1,000 pounds
of gold,” said the aviator yesterday at
the Lankershtm, where he Is stopping
“I shall drive It myself dally from
Seward to Idltarod, across two great
mountain ranges, the 'coast' and the
•Alaskan.’
‘"I shall never carry lees than $200, -
000 on a trip. The Interest saved by
my short cut wiu make It well worth
white*
was 88,137 on St. Paul island and
15,389 on St. George island, a total
of 103,426. The births this year ex
ceeded those of last year by 10,276.
or 11 per cent. The number of dead
pups found was 1810 or 1.7 per cent
indicating no abnormal mortality
among either the pups or their moth
ers. The average number of cows per
harem this year calculated by dividing
the total number of pups born (equi
valent to the number of breeding
cows) by the total number of harems
was 46. In 1914 It was 69.8: in 1918.
65.?; and in 1912, 60.4.
These figures Indicate that the Al
aska seal herd at the end of the breed
ing season of 1915 consisted of ap
proximately a third of a million ani
mals of both sexes and all ages, an
Increase of about 40,000 over the last
year.
THE PRAYER OF THE AMMUNI
TION MANUFACTURER*
Free translation from the Swedish by
Carl Bruhn.
Lord, let war be everlasting
And let death, distress be blasting.
Upon sea and land. ,
Hear my prayer dearest father,
Helpst thou me to quickly gather
Gold, my lever.
Now and ever,
In my greedy hand.
Naught I care if tens of thousands
Nay, If tens of hundred thousands.
Reach an early grave.
I care nothing for disaster,
If of gold I am the Master.
Ammunition,
My ambitions.
Thereof I am slave.
I
I let other people prattle,
And have only time for battle.
Where I lay my plan,
In my business are no ethics,
My moral Is arlthmethlc*.
Peace 1# cursed
And war nursed
By my crafty clan.
This is now my humble craving:
Lord, let war Increase In raving
Over all thy land.
Let me sell my ammunition
And send people to perdition.
Then I praise thee.
And acclaim thee
Leader of my land.
The killing or seals on the Probi
lof Islands was restricted In 1914,
through provision* of existing law.
to such numbers of male seals as
were needed to supply food for the
native inhabitants. The secretary of
commerce fixed upon *600 as the
maximum number which might prop
erly be killed for that purpose. There
were 1764 seals killed on St. Paul Isl
and and 971 on St. Qeorge Island. The
unnual shipment of fur seal skins, to
the number of 2884. was made in
October, and because of the depression
In the fur market these skins which
had been forwarded to St. Louis re- \
malned unsold at the end of the year, j
—Valdes Prospector.
mmrr AND DAT the nuoobt is putting forth ITS BEST efforts towards THE rrp
■nauKtre o® noice and the development of the resources of s«wa»d peninsula
Concerted Efforts Will Get Results
WE INVITE THB MINER. PROSPECTOR AND ALL OTHBRS TO INFORM THB NUEGST CONCERN
WO THEIR EFFORTS AND UNDER TAXI NOS IN THB DEVELOPMENT OF THE HIDDEN WEaLT* OF
THIS SECTION
LHT THE WORLD KNOW WHAT TOU ARB DOING SO THAT OTHERS MAT VB ABLE TO SHARE W
TOUR KNOWLEDGE IT WILL ALSO STIMULATE OTHERS TO SEEK AN* OPEN NEW FIELDS FOB
EXPLOITATION.
EVERT HOUSEHOLDER. EVERT CABIN OWNER IN THB CITT SHOULD AI-SO SEE THE WISDOM
OF HA VINO THE HOME TOWN PAPER DELIVERED AT THBIR DOOR DAILT AND THEREBY ASSENT THE
PAPHl IN HELPING TO DEVELOP THB VIROIN RESOURCES or THE COUNTRT
Concerted Action Will Not Only Help The Conotry,
But Will Also Help us all Individually
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REGISTRATION NOTICE.
Notice is hereby given that the reg
istration books for the Town of Nome,
Alaska, are now open at the office
of the city Clerk of said Town, where
ail electors may register in accordance
with tha registration ordinances of the
Town of Nome. Said registration
hooks mil remain open until and in
cluding tha fourth Bkturday ta Marsh.
191®.
Not loo is further given that all
elactors to vote at the Municipal and
School Board election to be held April
4th, 1914, will be required to register
in order to vote at said elaetlon.
E. OR1MM,
City Clark.
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