NATIVE SAMSON
HIS FELLOWS
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The Eskimo story tellers have a leg
end resembling that of the bibical
Samson, whose feats of strength were
equal to those of the bible hero, and
who was betrayed by a woman. The
Eskimo strong man lived in the North
long ago. The natives believe the
story implicitly and point as evidence
of its authenticity to the ruins of his
^ i^loo which are near Kotzebue sound.
This strong man whose name was
Elugunuk, was very large and the
fingers of his hands and his toes were
webbed like those of a duck. He was
a great hunter and fisherman and pre
formed many wonderful feats. He
could swim out in the sea and kill
seals, and his strength was so great
he could kill bears as easily as the
modern small boy can kill a rabbit.
Unaided it is said he chased down and
caught a whale. He had a brother who
was also a very strong man, but he
did not possess the web feet of the
Eskimo Samson, and lived far inland
from the sea near the headwaters of
the Kobuk.
The strong man had many wives.
His igloo was filled with them and
although he was good natured and
peaceful his wives feared him greatly.
TaII the people also feared him. One
night while he slept they bound him
with thongs from the skin of a walrus
and carried him to the top of a cliff
and flung him into the sea. He did
not resist, but when he struck the
water burst his thongs like marsh
grass and swam back to the village.
The people were very much afraid
but he told them not to fear him .that
all he desired was to live in peace.
But. this feat scared them worse than
ever and it was not long after this
until his wives bound him and taking
a stone knife attempted to cut off his
hands. The pain of the first gash
awoke him and breaking his bonds he
talked kindly to them telling them
not to fear him. But his wives and
the people with whom he lived con
tinued to harass him until his disposi
tion grew morose and when he found
a comely woman whom he liked he
would kill her husband and carry her
off to his igloo.
This exasperated the people and
* they again determined to kill him.
They attacked him in force, in many
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comiaks. He was appraised by his god j
of their coming and taking off his
parka he smeared his body with sal
mon roe, having first collected a pile,
of big sharp rocks near the seashore, j
As the expedition approached he
went down to the beach and called to
his enimies, saying:
“See the sores on my body. I am
iu and cannot resist you. f am at j
your mercy.”
And all the people looked with as
tonishment at his festering body.'
They laid down their bows and spears
and drew nearer to get a better view.
And then when they were close
enough and before they realized their
danger he hurled the sharp stones at
them with such force that the boats
were pierced and sunk and all the
invaders drowned.
The narrative of his adventures
cover many snows. At one time he
was beset by thousands of his enimies
and defeated them with the bone of
whale, which he used as a battle axe.
He had frequent encounters with
those who sought his life and was
finally killed by the treachery of one
of his wives, whom he had forced
to his igloo from a neighboring tribe.
The woman bound him with her|
hair, which she had allowed to grow
very long and thick. He was unable
to get loose and the woman poured
boiling whale oil into his eyes and
ears until he died.
AMERICAN FIRMS BUY
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WASHINGTON, March 11 (by Asso
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agascar soon will be reaching the
United States for consumption. Prac
tically the entire exportable surplus,
the American Vice-Consul has report
ed here to the government officials,
will be shipped to the United States,
as several American firms have buy
ers on the markets there to pick up
the entire crop if possible.
He reports the crop will amout to
about 27,226,000 pounds.
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prices that are right. Over Cordova
drug store. Phone 140—3 rings.
If you change your address, do not
notify the carrier boy—report your
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Death Valley Figures in a New Kind of Tragedy
LOS ANGELES.—Somewhere in Death Valley—that land of buried treasure,
lost mines, fabulous wealth and human bones—somewhere in this valley is
a “new” lost mine. Discovered and lost in the same day, this mine, the dis
coverer says, is one that makes the
fame of all the others shrivel. N. L.
Drinker of the Zellerbach Paper com
pany is responsible for the story. His
friend, A1 Smith, is the discoverer.
Smith is a bookkeeper, he has a
flivver and carries an umbrella. And
his eyesight is bad. For many years
lie had read of the wondrous dis
coveries made in Death Valley. He
read of Pegleg and Scotty and all the
others. The wealth of the skeleton
lined sands held him spellbound.
So lie took his first vacation in ten years. He packed his flivver with sup
plies and chugged forth for to find gold. But he found none. Instead
He lost his way. One does in the desert. There was never a trace of gold
* or oil or silver or anything—but sand. Then he came to a curious little hili.
It wasn’t very high as hills go, but it had a wooden top, as if the sand
which once had covered it had been blown away.
The wooden top was a series of wooden cases—the sort of cases that
ncase case goods. They were—we hold it back no longer—cases of regular,
* old-fashioned, bonded-by-the-well-known-government, 100-proof, alcoholic, muie
kicking whisky. And there was a whole hill of the “likker.” ^
Smith piled ten of the cases—120 quarts!—into his little car and chugged
back to civilization. He left behind him enough to till three five-ton trucks.
Smith lost his way again. He wandered around and finally got out, but
he can't remember where the hill is.
NOTICE OF SALE
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to the provisions of Chapter
65, 1913 Session Laws of the Territory of Alaska, the undersigned will sell at
public auction, at the hour of 2 o’clock in the afternoon, on the 29th day of
March, 1920, at the office of the undersigned, on First street, between A and
B streets, in the Town of Cordova, Territory of Alaska, the hereinafter de
scribed baggage, personal effects, trunks and other personal property left in
storage with the undersigned by the parties hereinafter named, for the pur
poses of paying the several liens that the undersigned has against said prop
erty, for storage and advance charges, pursuant to said Chapter 65 of the
1913 Session Laws of the Territory of Alaska, together with the cost and
expense of publishing this notice and making said sale. The property to be
sold is described as follows:
Date No. Months in
Stored. Owner and Description— Storage. Rate Mo. Amt. Due.
f 1916. Bob McRae, 1 bag P. E. 36 $0.25 $ 9.00
1916. Hazel Moore—1 bag P. E. 30 .25 7.50
^1916. A. K. Thompson—1 bag P. E. 36 .25 9.00
1916. S. R. House—1 grip P. E. 36 .25 9.00
1916. H. H. Crawford—1 grip P. E. 36 .25 9.00
1916. Edythe Boyle—1 box P. E. 48 .25 10.00
1916. Mrs. Edward Lynch, 1 box P. E. 48 .25 12.00
1916. Mrs. Landis, 1 box P. E. 48 .25 12.00
1916. Thos. Chellen, 1 trunk P. E. 40 .50 20.00
1916. M. F. Griffiths—1 trunk P. E. 40 .50 20.00
1916. Mary Phillips—1 trunk and 1 suit
case P. E. 35 .75 27.00
1916. A. Heneke—1 trunk P. E. 40 .50 20 00
1917. Mrs. J. Howard—2 bags P. E. 26 ^50 13^00
1917. Edw. Walsh—1 stove, 1 box. 38 .50 20.00
1917. Vivian Harris—1 trunk P. E. and ad
vance charges . 38 50 47.75
1917. Lou Walters—1 trunk, 1 box, 1 pho
nograph .. i.oo 37.25
1918. Alaska Hotel—1 counter. 23 1.00 23 00
Dated at Cordova, Alaska, this 10th day of March, 1920.
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I is today. A biting wind, damp air and slush f
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