Up. in the Far North. near the mouth of the Mackenzie River, the Tong trek of a great herd of reindeer, which began five and a halt years ago in Western Alaska, is. nearing send. Word has come down from Alavik, in' the Mackenzie Delta, saying that the: beasts have success: fully crossed the river with only a few casualties, and are proceeding 9 their new grazing grounds at Kittie The reindeer were purchased in 1929 by the Canadian Government, on the recommendations of a Royal Commission which investigated the po sibilities "of the" North-West Terr {ories. Back of the plan was the pur-Pose of endeavouring to interest. the Eonadian Eskimo of the western Arctic in raising the animals, "Tt was essential to ascertain what region was best suited for grazing. and this was done by two Greenlanders, graduates of the University of Copenhagen, who stere engaged by the Government tion of New York, and the long trek bevan under the guidones intrepid herdsman, directed @rew. Bahr, a veteran Lopplande:
Violent storms and predatory animals have exacted a toll from the herd as it migrated. "From year to year there was a natural" increase; Sut uriis was counter-balanced by the mortality among the animals. Th railed relentlessly by. wolves, serted the herd and took to life, caught in swirling migrations of caribou, "At one stage of the Journey hundreds of animals were separated from the main body and their fate has not been determined, In connection with the anniverss Retorming the Eskimo celebrations that' will take place over the British Bmpire on May 6, to mark the completion of 25 years under the reign of King George, Canada is launching a campaign to raise a sum of money for a nater uncer seller fund. The effort is unde distinguished patronage of the Governor-General keeping with the expressed wishes of His Majesty that a commemorative fund should be directed towards the Speaking to a nation-wide radio. audience from Ottawa in the presence of Lord and Lady Bessborough. Dr. C.F. Martin, Dean of the faculty of medicine at 'McGill University, de-Glared that the problem of cancer remains the pathological mystery of the ages. "He hat 10,000 Car in' 1933, that it is second only. heart disease in the mortality. list, and. that cancer alone" among the Killing diseases is on the increase.
Dean Martin pointed out thatin last twenty years. the general dear' rate has fallen by 32 per cent; deaths from tuberculosis have fallen by 38 per cent, while infant mort= ality has decreased 45 per. cent. Cancer, the grim exception. fakes an toll 'The intention a¢ frst was that the herd: should be delivered in 1990, 80 that it fs now more than four years overdue. For months at a time the animals' were unreported. All. that 1 was Known was that they were some= Where on the barren Arctic wastes, The herd rested in the spring and summer to allow the fawns th gather strength before starting on their own, first trek. When deep, wide rivers were encountered, the animals waited until the freeze-tip before crossing.
Now Canada is confronted with the problem of how to change the ages old habits of the Eskimo. In'recent years these natives, armed with high= Powered rifles, have caused serious depletion in the food animals providing them with sustenance, The domestic economy of the Eskimo, while it has many, fine features, fakes no account of conservation; their life consists quite generally in a series of recurrent teas's and famines. Of tate the famine has been more frequent than the feast, and itis time that some effort be made {0 put their life 'n'a sounder footing. Whether they can be interested in the idea of settling down somewhat, In return for the benefits of regular food, is question that only time Preparations are being made by the United States Government for agricultural colonization of Alaska, Inexorable, and most menacing of all the physical infirmities of our race—40 aptly called by Lord Moynihan the Captain of the Men of Death?"
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