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of ducks. 
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UNION CITY, TENN. - U. S. A. 
BINOCULARS 
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made a clean, smooth floor for our tent, 
which was up in a jiffy, and warm and 
ready for occupancy by the time we 
had unlimbered and “peeled off” the 
outer one of our many layers of cloth¬ 
ing. Doesn’t sleeping on a ten-foot 
snowdrift, up near the Arctic Circle 
where the Northern Lights hold nightly 
carnival, appeal to your sense of 
physical comfort and luxury? No? 
Well! “every one to his taste”—you 
know the rest. I wouldn’t have ex¬ 
changed beds, or locations, or con¬ 
sciences either, for that matter, with 
anyone. Just imagine! A thick crust 
of pure, white snow—with just “give” 
enough to be easy—then a heavy car¬ 
pet of tiny spruce boughs, then rein¬ 
deer robes, soft and furry and warm, 
and on these, stretched out in a solemn 
and funeral regularity, side by side, 
like a row of sarcophagi in a mauso¬ 
leum—seven sleeping-bags whose mum¬ 
my-like tenants lay wrapped in the 
arms of Morpheus and the stillness of 
the Arctic night. Only one of Maska’s 
incomparable camp-breakfasts, enliv¬ 
ened by his droll comments, could have 
induced us to vacate. 
Our caravan numbered now about 
twenty sleds; and, as the leader took 
the trail and we fell in behind accord¬ 
ing to our proximity and state of 
preparedness, winding through the 
wooded space and over the open tundra, 
and finally down onto the ice-trail of 
Norton Sound, singing, laughing, jok¬ 
ing—even racing one another on the 
level stretches—it is registered on my 
memory—A Perfect Day! 
In the early dusk we passed the herd, 
feeding on the mossy tundra, entered 
a strip of woodland, and were soon at 
Shaktoolik, aglow with the soft, wel¬ 
coming radiance of lamp-light. A hot, 
savory supper was prepared for us in 
the Government dwelling by the school- 
house, which our trail appetites accord¬ 
ed a visible appreciation. I have al¬ 
ready given you a general idea of the 
Fair, its character and purpose. That 
reminds me—I promised to enumerate 
a few of the reindeer exhibits that were 
entered for prizes: The hide is tanned 
and dressed, with the fur and without. 
By the latter method the fawn-skin 
produces a quality like the soft, smooth 
kid used for gloves, also a chamois¬ 
like grade, which is used for jackets 
and vests. All these were on display, 
as were pillow-covers, table-runners 
and banners, dyed different colors and 
all work done by hand with thread 
made of reindeer sinew. All manner 
of outer garments were made of the 
tanned fur, and of the coarser leather 
and sinew were belts, gun-cases, whips 
and harness. 
The Fair lasted four days, and was 
characterized throughout by strict at¬ 
tention to the matter in hand, a desire 
to gain useful information, orderly and 
courteous conduct, a thorough enjoy¬ 
ment of the sports, and the spirit of 
friendliness and good cheer. About 
two reindeer were butchered each day 
for food, and certain staple rations 
were furnished by the commissary, 
each group or party bringing its own 
food supplies in other respects. 
On the fifth day began the “home 
run,” which was made in much less 
time as the weather was warmer, and 
the days, which were lengthening rap¬ 
idly, much longer. Along the way, our 
numbers dwindled rapidly; the Es¬ 
kimos turning off the trail to return 
to their herds, and the Lapps all stop¬ 
ping at Unalakleet—their destination. 
Even the jolly St. Mike party divided 
blankets and beans here—part of them 
deciding to remain over a day—so we 
were reduced to three sleds and four 
deer to the four of us for the last sixty 
miles. By that time, however, the 
“Super” declared we all ought to be 
independent of drivers and personal 
attendants, and that every true fol¬ 
lower of the trail should be able to 
drive a deer and balance a loaded sled, 
so as to prevent turning turtle on the 
rough ice or the “nigger-heads” of the 
tundra. Suiting the action to the word, 
he selected me as a victim, and threw 
me the driving-rope with the curt in¬ 
junction to “paddle my own canoe”— 
which same I surprised him (and, in¬ 
cidentally myself) by doing, very 
skilfully and efficiently, even unto the 
gates of St. Michael! 
As I re-read this, I am filled with 
regret that I have been unable to pic¬ 
ture for you any of the beautiful bits 
of scenery that were being constantly 
revealed to us along the trail. As it 
stands, it seems a mere experience 
without a background; and we certain¬ 
ly had “background to burn”—the 
solemn grandeur of the vast silent 
stretches, the grim majesty of the 
mountains, rising, rank above rank, 
hoary sentinels guarding the treasure- 
chest of a continent—silvery glaciers, 
forcing their icy way through crevices 
in the cliffs—-and over all and around 
all, the wonderful coloring of Earth, 
and Sea, and Sky! But how inade¬ 
quate! I need a brush, a palette of 
dazzling colors, and the “temperament 
artistic,” instead of a much-worn 
“Conklin” filled with thawed-out ink, 
and a very indifferent command of 
English. However, I have done my 
best; and, as I said in the beginning, 
you are supposed to have some imag¬ 
ination. 
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