Identifier: ourlittlealaskan00nixo (find matches)
Title: Our little Alaskan cousin
Year: 1907 (1900s)
Authors: Nixon-Roulet, Mary F
Subjects: Children
Publisher: Boston, L.C. Page & Co.
Contributing Library: Information and Library Science Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Digitizing Sponsor: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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ts in that line,and found the herders, in their quaint parkas 134 Our Little Alaskan Cousin tied around the waist, and conical caps, scarcelyless interesting than the deer. Two funny littleLapp babies he took to ride on a large reindeer,which proceeding did not frighten the babieshalf so much as did the white boy who put themon the deer. A reindeer was to them an every-day occurrence, but a Boston boy was quite an-other matter. Better than the reindeer, however, Teddyand Kalitan liked the draught dogs who hauledthe water at the station. A great cask onwheels was pulled by five magnificent dogs,beautiful fellows with bright alert faces. They are the most faithful creatures inthe world, said Mr. Strong, devoted to theirmasters, even though the masters are cruel tothem. Reindeer can work all day without amouthful to eat, living on one meal at night ofseven pounds of corn-meal mush, with a poundor so of dried fish cooked into it. On long jour-neys they can live on dried fish and snow, and
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TWO FUNNY LITTLE LAPP BABIES HE TOOK TO RIDE ON ALARGE REINDEER. Splendour of Saghalie Tyee 135 five dogs will haul four hundred pounds thirty-five miles a day. They carry the United Statesmails all over Alaska. I should think the dog would be worthmore than the reindeer, said Ted. Many Alaskan travellers say he is by farthe best for travelling, but he cannot feed him-self on the tundra, nor can he be eaten him-self if necessary. The Jarvis expedition provedthe value of the reindeer, said Mr. Strong. What was that? asked Ted. Some years ago a whale fleet was caughtin the ice near Point Barrow, and in dangerof starving to death, and word of this was sentto the government. The President ordered therevenue cutter Bear to go as far north as possi-ble and send a relief party over the ice by sledgewith provisions. When the Bear could go no farther, hercommander landed Lieutenant Jarvis, who wasfamiliar with the region, and a relief party. 136 Our Little Alaskan Cousin They were to seek the

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