THE MID NIGHT
“Where the sun comes up at midnight from an ice pack round the pole.'_,
VOL. I. CAPE PRIXCE OF WALES, ALASKA, SEPTEMBER, 1905. N0.2.
THE CAPE
REINDEER
from
ANNUAL STATEMENT
The Cape Herds hare prospered as
well as usual this year. The roping
in the coral last August prevented
the deer from fattening as they oth
er-wise would early in the fall.
Qn July 30 th ,339 deer were taken
out of the main herd to form a herd
for the Shlshmaref country. A large
part of this herd belongs to six Inde
pendent native herders. Frank Iya
tunguk, a boy who ha 1 proved to be
a good and trustworthy herclsr, was
appointed to keep an account of
births.deaths.and other records of the
herd. The camp,consist in g of three log
houses was placed about ten miles
south of Shishtnaref Inlet on the Ea *t
shore of the lagoon. An ab; n lance of
moss wan found and the herd has done
nicely.
The deer left in the main herd were
kept in the valley of the Nooluk h.,
forty miles N.E. of the c ipe.Tiiin herd
consists of deer belonging to seve -
al Independent herders, the American
Missionary AssoocifttioM. and the 1.8.
Bureau of Education.The Indepea J n;
herders at this camp we e ja.1. yearz
ruk, Ootenna, Keok.Ibiono, Okbaok.
and Eraheruk. The U.S. Bureau of
Education has in this herd, 18' d *er.
It place these heids at ad> aivmt
age to be kept so far from their oase
of supplies. The crusted condition of
the snow in^the vicinity of the cape
at times daring the winter, an I the
numerous uncared for dogs in sum
mer, make it accessary to keep the
deer some distanoe away the entire
year. To stake out a sled deer on
poor moss aftor traveling forty to six
ty miles soon “takes the tallow frera
their rumps”. This year supplies for
the north camp were landed at Shish
MURDER
IN SIBERIA
SP3CIAL TO THS MID-NIGHT SUN.
East Cape, Siberia. S-.*pfc. 10, 1905.
— Oogzrotou/e, a native of this place
recent y murdered his cousin.
The murder was the result of a feud
Siberian EsKlmo
and followed a drunken vow.
Drinty, a younger brother of Oogs
rotonge, aud a well known deer man,
was at the Teller Reindeer Station
several years ago where he was kn: wn
as one of th • best men at the herd.
After leaving Teller Drinty return
ed to Qiberia, where in ll)0b he was
killed by the man whom Oogzro'onge
killed.This last murder w partly in
self defense
The same feud system prevailed on
ihe Amet icau side and has caused
many deaths.
WHISKEY
TRADING
The natives at East l !ape, Whalen,
and ImiiaD Point, again report con
ditions that have prevailed for many
y ars. The whole Si’ e lan coast is
weil stocked with alee hoc received
from some of whaling ships that visit
those ahoies every apiing for the pur -
pose of trading for deer skins, whale
bone, ivory and small furs. The whisk
ey is the cheapest trade geo is they
can cairy and they deal it out in suf
ficient quantities tc debauch the nat
ives for several weeks o months.
Sev-. r«l of the whalers do uct cany
; this goods and as a result could n. t
get enough deer skins for their crews.
Several trading posts ar a said to keep
alcohol on their shelves the year
round.
TAXESK1
SIBERIAN CHIEF
By Thomas iIIsjck
The fame of Ttnerki.a Liberian
cfci -f has spread over Ame icon as well
as tlie Siberian shove. luneski mles
over nearly the whole north :>rn coast
He Is a great trader but bis influence
rests i rincipally in bis honesty and
straight fcrvard < e ;'ina. “He never
drinks and so can think well.” T wo
years ago 1 aneski hud a thousand
reindeer. These have died off, orly a
few now living. He has three sons.one
of whom is ^ aid to be the fastest run -
l er on the oast. Once heotit”au n fil
ar bear ana getting around it hes:ded it
back to his brother who killed it.
Taneski carries on a large trade
with the deer men. buying skins and
trading them to America.i Eski
mos and whalers. He differs fiom
Taninger another chief by having only
one wife.Tomnger has rix.