FIKKAKMS lioWS. 1 <)r, 



harges of shut at sliort rillc niii-c (I()(i f,, l'oo yards). Tli.ai-li tli.'v 



mold their own Imllcts, I liasi 

 making shot or slii-s. Tliis. wii 

 from kri'kni, oriiiinalh- lucaiiin-- k 





"rand now us.., 1 for /,«//r^ as well) 



is always oljtaincd fioni flic wliitcs. Tin' -iin is MaiiitiialU cairii'd In 

 case or holster Ion-- enou^lL to r<i\iT the wliole nun, made of sealski 



ither hlaek-tanne.l or witl 



dside. This, like 



by a tlion- passin.u round the should, as an.l aen.ss the ••h.'st. 

 This is th,. nu'tl,,,,! uuiv,Msally |Marti,..,l fur ,.arrvin- Imnhais of all 

 s,.rts. Th,' l.utt ,,f th.' -un is ,ui th.' ri-ht si.l,', s,. that it eau h.-easily 

 slippe.l .nit of th.' In.lst.'r nml.'r 11,.' ri-ht arm without unslingiug it. 

 Revolvers ar.' als.. .'arri.-.l slun- in Indst.'rs .,u the l.aek in the same 

 way. Ammunition is .'arri.-.l in a \nmrh slung ..v.-r tlu' shonl.ler. 

 They are eareless in han.Uing tin'ainis ami ammunition. We knew two 

 men who shot off the ti|i of tl,,' Ibrehn-er while liliui^- eartrid^'es wliich 

 hadfaile.l foex],l.,dein th.. gnn. 



Wli a I i, I n ;i mix. —In ad.lifi.m to th.' kin, Is, if lirearms tbr laml hunting 

 al>ove (l.'serihL'.l a numh.'r of the natives have procured fr..m the 

 whalemen, eith.'r liy imrclias.' ,)r li-om wrecks, whaling guns, such as 

 are used by th,' Am,'ri<-an whah'rs, in place of the steel lance for dis- 

 patching the whah' alt.'i- it is haip.i.m.'.l. These are ..f vari.ms ])at- 

 terns, both mu/./l.' an.l lir.'.'cli l.ia.ling, ami th.'v ar.' able t.) procure 

 nearly every year a small supply .)f th,- explosiv,' laiu'cs t.. be sh, it from 

 them. They use fh.'in as th.' wliil.' m.'u .lo Ibr killing harpooned whales, 

 and also, when th.' h'ads uf op.'u wal.'iare narrow, for shooting them as 

 they iiass.'l.ise (., th.' .'.Ig.' of the ic,'. 



iioirs (in:i'l.-sr).— \u Ibnn.'r tim.'s fh,' b.iw was th.- ..nly pr,.i,'.-file 

 weap.in whi.-h these p,'opl.' p,>ss.'ss.'.l I hat .'laihl be use.I at a l.>ng.'r range 

 than the "dart" of a harp.i.m. Il was a.<'.)i-dingly nse.l f.wr hunting 

 the bear, the w.df, ami the ri'imh'.'r, Ibr sh.ioting birds, anil in case of 

 necessity, for warfar.'. Il is w.nlliy .if n.)t.', in this connecfi.in, as 

 sh..wing that th.' us.' of th.' b.,\\ tbr lighting was only a scc.in.lary con- 

 si. 1. 'ration, that non.'.ifIh.'iran-.)\\sai-.'r,'gular -war arrows" liketlL.se 

 ma.lc b\- the Si. MIX or otli.'i- In. Hans; that is, arr.iws t.) b.'. sh. it with the 

 bi-eadlh .if 111.' Ii.'a.l h.iiizontal, so as to pass b.'tw.'.'U the iioriz.infal 

 ribs of a man. Kir.'arms liav,' n.iw alnmst ,',iin]il,'t.'ly supcrse.l.'d th.' 

 b.iw for a,'tual w.irk. though a few men, t..o po,.r t.i ..btain guns, still use 

 tli.'in. 



bii-.ls ami pra,'ti,','s al marks. \','i\ f,'W buys, li.iw.'ver, show any great 

 skill with it. \V,' ii.'N.'i- ha.l an .ipp.irtuiiity .if s.'.'ing an a.lidt sh..ot 

 with the b.iw ami airow: but th.'y liav.' not yet lost the art .if bow- 

 making. The n.'wcst b.iys" li.iws ar.' as skilltidly and ingeiii.iusly con- 

 structed as th.' .ilil b.iws, liiif are <if .'.iiirse small.'r an.l weaker. The 

 bow in use among these pe.iple was the universal sinew-backed bow of 



