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was also found. The men could not do much 
to inter the remains of so large a number, 
and as some Indians would doubtless come 
across the skeletons during the summer or 
early fall, they were left as they were found. 
The men were cautioned against taking any- 
thing from the spot, but it is said that one 
man secretly took away the rifle and has it in 
his possession now. 
“The supposition is that a party of Eskimos 
of the coast were surprised by a band of 
| Mountaineers from the interior, and that a 
bloody and fatal battle took place between 
them. Both suffered so greatly that there 
| were not enough survivors of either side to 
| take away or cover up with stones, etc., the 
bodies of their fallen comrades. And so the 
| field was left—the bodies to become a prey 
| to wolves and foxes, the bones to sink in the 
| turf and moss. 
The enmity between the Es- 
mos and Mountaineers is intense, and no op- 
| portunity is missed by one or the other to 
| fight 
to the death when the numbers are 
| even, or to massacre without mercy or pity the 
hapless ones who are caught isolated or found 
/ unprotected. 
—_— 
“The time, the doings of this lamentable 
ending of so large a number of the fast-dis- 
appearing members of these races may never 
be known. That such a fray took place, with 
such sad and terrible results seems beyond 
belief in these days. ‘ 
“The hatred between the Ignuits (Eskimos) 
| and the Mountaineer tribes has many facts to 
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| prove its existence. 
Tradition has ‘it that a 
small island in Davis’ Inlet which bears the 
commonplace name of Skin-boot Island to this 
day, takes its name from an incident following 
one of the ever-happening fights of these In- 
dians. The story goes that years ago a party 
of Eskimos from an island in the bay visited 
the mainland in the spring of the year to ob- 
tain wood. A party of Mountaineers that 
came to the coast, secretly watched the Es- 
kimos as they left their place of abode, and 
when the Eskimos had become engaged in 
their work and hidden to view, the Moun- 
taineers went to the island and massacred the 
women, children and the few males left on the 
i They hid on a nearby island, await- 
ing the return of the Eskimos from the bay, 
with the intention of completing their work 
of extermination. Fortunately the Eskimos 
kept away from the island, and so escaped 
the fate that was so near to them. When the 
Eskimos ‘drew near their homes, they could 
see no signs of those they left behind, and 
when near the island something was seen 
floating high in the water. This was seized 
by an Eskimo and found to be a skin boot on 
the foot of a dead Eskimo. When the Eskimos 
landed, their former home was a scene of 
bloodshed and revenge—not a living being, 
man, woman or child, was found—all had met 
their death at the hands of their merciless 
enemies, the Mountaineers. And to this day, 
the island of the Eskimo massacre is known 
as Skin-boot Island. W. J. CArRROoLt. 

FIREARMS IN PERU. 
Consut C. C. EserHarnt, of Iquitos, suggests 
that the attention of manufacturers of gun- 
powder and firearms in the United States be 
given to the field that exists in that part of 
Peru for the sale of such goods. Mr. Eberhardt 
writes: 
“The imports of gunpowder into Iquitos (in 
kilos of 2.2 pounds) for the past two years were 
as follows: 


1905. 1906. 
England 49,468 60,586 
BO UIATE Vee clon cte Ciorece sterersicts ¢ 15,549 8,575 
TP Obalge ves cehs:-tis sa «ate 65,017 69,161 
“The total amount of gunpowder imported in 
1906 was only about 5 per cent. over that of 
1905. England made a substantial gain last 
year, furnishing about 88 per cent. of the 
amount imported, while Germany lost almost 
50 per cent, in that year, as compared with 1905. 
It seems remarkable that the United States, 
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