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BROUGHT TO NOME BY (.'ATTAIN
FROM CORONATIONSULF SHORE
NOME, Nov., 4— After a four year
3tay in the almost untracked polar
jegions east of the Mackenzie river,
during which he acquired a remark
able collection of relics of* earlier
explorers and numerous quaint and;
(Mid curios Obtained among the little
known Eskimo people designated by
Btafansson as the “blode Eskimo,”
rapt. Joe Bernard, whose earlier ex
p-oils in the far North have already
won him wide fame as a voyager
into the strange places of the earth,
returned to Nom* with his stout lit
tle schooner Teddy Bear.Bernard and
his vessel pulled into the l-oadstead
after a stormy trip down the North
west Alaskan coast. Bernard was
accompanied on his adventurous
cmise by' A. Anderson who is in
terested in the venture which has
kept the schooner far beyond the
border of civilization for the past
years, and also by a male member of
the so-called “blonde Eskimo” tribe
whom Bernard brought down with
him xpressly to show to the world
what kind of people they are. The
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name of this example of Mr. Stefans
gon’s- much advertised “blonde” is
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Apuktwana. In appearance he is
litlle different from the Eskimo of
this section. His hdfce is in the bleak
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region along the Southern shores of
Coronation Gulf. He is stout built
with a light copper colored skin,
Straight black hair and possesses
sparkling dark brown eyes. The cut
of his clothes is about the only
thing by which he may be distin-,
^i^ished from the local Eskimo.
Bernard says he is an average ex
ample of the males ofr the “blonde”,
tr’be. Bernard, like other recent vis-,
itois to the Coronation Gulf region,(
if io no degree inclined* to endorse
Stef fa n&soa's . description of the al- ■
Ic^eri blonde’s and says while there;
<tv* some of them who have reddish
ty.«hn hair and light eyes, they are
ataiceiy light enough to be con
sidered blondes, even by an ‘xt»a
ohiinary stretch of imagination.
Cbpt. Bernaid is figuring on taking
the quaint savage to the outside to
put* him in his proper light before
the world. • <
• During his stay m the far North1
Bernard has had experiences enough
to fill several books. He and the
Tnddy Bear spent the.greater part]
of heir four year’s absence in the
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region between the Aderaide Penin
sula and the , Southeastern end of
Victoria Land. Two years of the!
jreriod. was spent at Taylor • Island,
a small island situated in Victoria
strait, a short distance east of Vic
fefria i.and. Ho also . visited King
-\5jiltiam * L#pd on the east side of
Victoria strait %nd abtained from
d^at-hection a .number of relics of
Earlier explorers, some of which may
have .been» left by the Roes . or
Franklin expedition in 1829 or 1845
respectively. ; He also obtained a
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conriteahli number of curios from
* the tittle lknown section of the con
tinent shelf known as Boothia Felix
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B»*ar during the summer of 1906 and
arrived at Taylor lslalnd in August
1917, after traversing the southern
oorder of the Beaufur.t Sea, Dolphin
union strait and Cormnation gulf.
Owing to adverse ice conditions he
was unable to leave that point with
his schooner until September 1919.
Ho had intended to push further to
the esatward duiing 1918 and pos
sibly make his way to the Atlantic
coast, but the ulan was thwarted
through the Teddy Bear being froz
en in for two years at Taylor Isl
and. After getting away from the
island, Bernard attempted to pro
ceed farther oast, hut having got a
lute start, the schooner was unable
So proceed far before being again
frozen in, this time at the mouth of
Ju» Kagrok river on the southern
dune of Coronation gulf.. During the
.Vinter Capt. Bernard visited King
William Land and adjacent sections,
picking up furs and curios. Ho re
mained at Kagrok river until last
July and then, having decided to re
irace his way to Nome, he proceed
3d to Dolphin and Union strait. Hen
to again encountered ice difficulties
md was delayed nearly a month. Ht
finally escaped from the ids about
August 28, as nearly as he can recall,
And headed for Herschel island. Af
tor leaving Dolphin ami Union strait
c aveling conditions were found idea
and he experienced no difficulty until
after reaching Point Harrow. No ic<
was seen along the entile north
roast and weather conditions were
'ood throughout. After leaving Bar
*o\v the Teddy Bear ran into stormy
weather until Tin City was passed
>Jt* encountered no difficulties be
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tween that point ami Nome.
Among the numerous strange and
interesting tilings discovered by Ber
nard and Anderson during their trip
was a negation of Explorer Stef
ansson's declaration that the natives
of the Coronation gulf region neve:*
built sod houses for residences. Stcf
insson claimed that no houses of
his character had ever been found
and also voiced the opinion that
sod houses built by the aboriginal
tribes of the region would probably
never be found. Bernard and An
derson, however, discovered quite a
lumber of «;od dwellings at several
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points. Investigation also disclosed
chat they were unquestionably once
icctipicd by Eskimo. Excavations
nade in the earth floors revealed
quantities of old pottery ware tf
primitive character, of a type un
known to the existing races, also
a quantity of curios, copper arrow
leads and some iron implements.*
in addition to securing a large and
»j vc collection of curios of various
k'nds, Capt Bernard also picked up
n quantity of valuable furs.
The former will probably bo dis
posed of to some museum or to pri
vate collectors. The collection is
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the most extensive of its kind ever
hi ought out of the Arctic and is of
considerable value.
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NOTICE
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City Treasurer.
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TWENTY—TMIRD^nNUXL
CONVENTION OF tHE
AMERICAN MINING CONGRESS
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DENVER, C0I9., Nov., 3— Inter
est among the mining men of the na
tion runs high regarding the plans for
the first conference ever called to dis
cuss the alleged oppressive practices
of the great trust which claims to* con
trol every known method of ore re
covery by what is known as “floata
tion.” Nearly 1,500 mining com
panies either known as users of
floatation, or who have tried to se
cure contracts with Minerals Sep
aration, Ltd., have been invited to at
tend the conference caddel by The
American Mining Congress in Denved
curing the week of Nov. 15. Hup
t'reds of these companies are facing
costly, legislation and millions in al
.eged royalties and fines are involved
iu suits now pending. America's lead-'
mg legal experts are fighting, for and
against the big corporation which the
Federal Trade Commission is now
grilling , urged by The American Min
ing Congress which believes that the
methods of the Trust should be
changed, or the practiced of the com
pany looked into by Congressional in
quisition.
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The Denver conference is in charge
of a special conunitteq of mining op
erators composed of George E. Collins,
governor of the Colorado Chapter of
The Mining Congress; George M. Lam
bourne, governor of the Utah Chapter;
Philip Argali of Denver, T. A. Rick
ard, publisher of the Mining & Sci
entific'Press, of San Francisco; E. E.
Paxton, president of the Engels Cop
per Company of California; J. W. Cal
•o\v, of Salt Lake and R. M. Hender-,
son, of llreckenridge. Colo.
The developments of the conference
vill mean much to the mining indus
try ^nd the huudreds of operators who
have boon prevented from using flo
tation, or forced to accept alleged un
easonable contracts, and have long
oeen “fighting mad.”
Another conference to be held dur
ng the Mining Congress and which
lay bring some relief to an overbur
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lened industry is a national tax com
nittee representing The American
Alining Congress ami Robert S. Wil
son, chief of the newly organized
lax Division of tile Congress. The
committee is headed by Paul Armi
cage, attorney, New York City; Dr. R.
C. Allen, vice president of The Lake
Superior Iron Ore Association, Cleve
land, Ohio, Judge A. Scott Thompson,
attorney, Miami, Okla., George K.
Holmes, national tax authority, New
York City and A. P. Ramstedt of Wal
lace, Idaho, formerly member of the
Revenue Bureau, Industrial division.
A number of mining tax experts will
uldress the /ftix Conference but the
neeting will be largely a “Round
Table” affair and there will be frank
ind open discussion of the appauling
demands up<Jh the mining men of the
country through the present cumber
some tax law. A bill will be pre
pared looking to amendments of the
present law during the next session of
Congress.
Nearly 200 mfiing engineers and
manufacture have already joined the
committee which has called a national
Standardization Conference during th<
Mining Congress week. Col Warrei.
R. Roberts of Chicago, who was ii
charge* of the standardization of wai
material during the war and Charles
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A. Mitke, a well known Arizona mine
manager, are chairmen, nespectively
of the coal and metal divisions. The
sub-committees are in charge of noted
engineers* All mine managers mining
engineers* and manufacture of. min
ing equipment have been invited to
attend what gives promise of being a
very important meeting in behalf o
saving of lives among miners and re
duction of costs in mine operation,
coal and metal.
Other conferences listed are on tar
iff for' war minerals, labor conditions,
education, coal and gold. Governors
of several states, United States sen
ators and congressmen are among the
speakers already listed oh the pro*
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“Glacier
Breezesw
PERT PARAGRAPHS
OF SENSE AND NONSENSE
CAUGHT ON THE FLY EY
“ THE HUMAN TOOTHPICK ”
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The Get- together -spirit seems to -
be gathering momentem in Seward
these winter days. Rumors and more
rumors keep persistently calling at the
Gateway office to the effect that
iiutuy people are contemplating mar
! ciage. Nothing definite No concrete
I 'acts or authentic news, just a con
;mual wireless in code of four letters,
N. Y. 15. S. which translated into plain
(English means Not Yet But Soon. !
NluJ't' saSd. .
The plaint of a star roomer in the
Van Gilder Building:
The guy next door is a violinist. ^
The knowledge dispenser across the j
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mil is a pianist. f
The rube above is a night prowler.
I'hc nut below runs the job press all
night.
My room-mate is a Democrat.
Can you wonder thut I am a pessi- !
mist? ^
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The old North-wind howled for a *
vvhile last night and early this morn
ng it looked like old winter had de
cided to occupy Seward permanently
for the balance of the winter months.
It snowed and snowed hard for a
short time but the snow was soft and
>vet and it refused to whiten the
jround. Not yet but soon.
The interior of the Seward Dnig
:ompany has been prepared for the
people who, during the next few days
vill find an odd nickel in their pockr
ds, the finding of which will enable
;hem to purchase an extra article. The
1st of these articles is published to
lay in a full page ad. Read it over and j
you’ll find something ' worth while .
vhat you can use and when you have. ,
discovered it beat it down to the drug I
.itorc and get it. You’ll see every art-.J
ole advertised displayed in groups
i
.vith a sign on each seperate group
ind the expenditure of an extra nick
•1 will enable you to purchase a dupli
jate from every display . Today, to
morrow and Saturday. You’ll find
something* worth while if you read the
ad.
The person who discovered and per- <
ice ted the shipping of fresh oysters
n glass jars should receive favorable
mention in the Hall of Fame. All of
die way from the oyster beds of the
»ast to Cameron’s,Cafe is a long jour
ney for a hardened traveler, but the
ucious bivalve makes the trip without
a murmur and arriyes in the best of
condition. If any of you people in *
Seward like oysters fried or stewed or ,
raw order some next time'you eat in •
Cameron’s and you will find it hard to •
make yourself believe that these oys- *
ters have journeyed thousands of *
miles.
If ever 1 should see myself, v * )
As-folks must see me in the crowd, , *
l think 1M never sing again, ■1
At least-not half so loud. '
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Ministers , like alarm clocks, get
most of their abuse for doing their ’
duty.
Talk is cheap, but not when money
does it.
A LIFE WELL SPENT
“Poor old SegoggSt So he remained
fuithful1 to his sientiffic carreer, eh?”
. ? Yes he died from the fruits of his
own toil”.
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• “Then he was still seeking the pos
sibility of perpetual life, through tin?
medium of — nm
“He put too much yeast in some u
grape jniea."
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