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enough to shut him off。           Thirty feet long he was�察�and twenty high�察�and a 

man   could   sling   a   hammock   between   his   tusks   and   sleep   comfortably。 

Barring the fact that I had run most of the juices out of him�察�he was fair 

eating�察�and his four feet�察�alone�察�roasted whole�察�would have lasted a man a 

twelvemonth。         I spent the winter there myself。; 

     ;And where is this valley�拭─�I asked 

     He waved his hand in the direction of the north´east�察�and said�此 �Your 

tobacco is very good。          I carry a fair share of it in my pouch�察�but I shall 

carry the recollection of it until I die。          In token of my appreciation�察�and in 

return   for   the   moccasins   on   your   own   feet�察  �I   will   present   to   you   these 



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muclucs。      They commemorate Klooch and the seven blind little beggars。 

They  are   also   souvenirs   of   an   unparalleled   event   in   history�察  �namely�察  �the 

destruction of the oldest breed of animal on earth�察�and the youngest。                    And 

their chief virtue lies in that they will never wear out。; 

     Having   effected   the   exchange�察  �he   knocked   the   ashes   from   his   pipe�察�

gripped      my    hand    good´night�察     �and   wandered      off   through     the   snow。 

Concerning this tale�察�for which I have already disclaimed responsibility�察�I 

would recommend those of little faith to make a visit to the Smithsonian 

Institute。    If   they   bring   the   requisite   credentials     and   do  not   come     in 

vacation     time�察  �they   will   undoubtedly   gain      an   audience   with    Professor 

Dolvidson。       The muclucs are in his possession�察�and he will verify�察�not the 

manner in which they were obtained�察�but the material of which they are 

composed。        When      he  states   that  they   are   made    from   the   skin   of  the 

mammoth�察  �the   scientific   world   accepts   his   verdict。        What   more   would 

you have�拭�



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              A HYPERBOREAN BREW 



     ��The   story   of   a   scheming   white   man   among   the   strange   people   who 

live on the rim of the Arctic sea�А�

       Thomas   Stevens's   veracity   may   have   been   indeterminate   as   X�察  �and 

his   imagination     the  imagination   of    ordinary   men   increased      to  the  nth 

power�察  �but   this�察  �at   least�察  �must   be   said�此�never   did   he   deliver   himself   of 

word   nor   deed   that   could   be   branded   as   a   lie   outright。   。   。   He   may   have 

played with probability�察�and verged on the extremest edge of possibility�察�

but in his tales the machinery never creaked。 That he knew the Northland 

like a book�察�not a soul can deny。           That he was a great traveller�察�and had 

set foot on countless unknown trails�察�many evidences affirm。                  Outside of 

my own personal knowledge�察�I knew men that had met him everywhere�察�

but principally on the confines of Nowhere。              There was Johnson�察�the ex´ 

Hudson Bay Company factor�察�who had housed him in a Labrador factory 

until his dogs rested up a bit�察�and he was able to strike out again。                There 

was McMahon�察�agent for the Alaska Commercial Company�察�who had run 

across him in Dutch Harbour�察�and later on�察�among the outlying islands of 

the Aleutian   group。      It   was   indisputable   that   he   had   guided   one   of   the 

earlier United States surveys�察�and history states positively that in a similar 

capacity he served the Western Union when it attempted to put through its 

trans´Alaskan and Siberian telegraph to Europe。                Further�察 �there was Joe 

Lamson�察�the whaling captain�察�who�察�when ice´bound off the mouth of the 

Mackenzie�察  �had   had   him   come   aboard   after   tobacco。         This   last   touch 

proves   Thomas   Stevens's   identity   conclusively。         His   quest   for   tobacco 

was perennial and untiring。          Ere we became fairly acquainted�察�I learned 

to greet him with one hand�察�and pass the pouch with the other。                    But the 

night I met him in John O'Brien's Dawson saloon�察�his head was wreathed 

in   a  nimbus     of  fifty´cent   cigar   smoke�察   �and   instead   of  my    pouch    he 

demanded my sack。           We were standing by a faro table�察�and forthwith he 



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tossed   it   upon   the   ;high   card。;  ;Fifty�察─  �he   said�察  �and   the   game´keeper 

nodded。      The ;high card; turned�察�and he handed back my sack�察�called for 

a ;tab�察─�and drew me over to the scales�察�where the weigher nonchalantly 

cashed him out fifty dollars in dust。 

     ;And now we'll drink�察─�he said�察�and later�察�at the bar�察�when he lowered 

his glass�此    �Reminds me of a little brew I had up Tattarat way。               No�察�you 

have no knowledge of the place�察�nor is it down on the charts。                 But it's up 

by    the  rim   of  the  Arctic    Sea�察 �not   so  many    hundred     miles   from    the 

American line�察�and   all of   half a thousand God´forsaken souls live there�察�

giving and taking in marriage�察�and starving and dying in´between´whiles。 

Explorers have overlooked them�察�and you will not find them in the census 

of 1890。      A whale´ ship was pinched there once�察�but the men�察�who had 

made shore over the ice�察�pulled out for the south and were never heard of。 

     ;But it was a great brew we had�察�Moosu and I�察─�he added a moment 

later�察�with just the slightest suspicion of a sigh。 

     I   knew   there   were   big   deeds   and   wild   doings   behind   that   sigh�察  �so   I 

haled him into a corner�察�between a roulette outfit and a poker layout�察�and 

waited for his tongue to thaw。 

     ;Had     one    objection     to   Moosu�察─    �he    began�察   �cocking     his   head 

meditatively;one objection�察�and only one。             He was an Indian from over 

on the edge of the Chippewyan country�察�but the trouble was�察�he'd picked 

up    a  smattering    of  the  Scriptures。     Been    campmate      a  season    with   a 

renegade French Canadian who'd studied for the church。                  Moosu'd never 

seen applied Christianity�察�and his head was crammed with miracles�察�battles�察�

and dispensations�察�and what not he didn't understand。                Otherwise he was 

a good sort�察�and a handy man on trail or over a fire。 

     ;We'd had a hard time together and were badly knocked out when we 

plumped upon Tattarat。         Lost outfits and dogs crossing a divide in a fall 

blizzard�察�and our bellies clove to our backs and our clothes were in rags 

when we crawled into the village。           They weren't much surprised at seeing 

usbecause      of  the  whalemenand        gave   us  the   meanest    shack    in  the 

village to live in�察�and the worst of their leavings to live on。             What struck 

me at the time as strange was that they left us strictly alone。              But Moosu 



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explained it。 

     ;'Shaman SICK TUMTUM��' he said�察�meaning the shaman�察�or medicine 

man�察�was jealous�察�and had advised the people to have nothing to do with 

us。    From the little he'd seen of the whalemen�察�he'd learned that mine was 

a stronger race�察�and a wiser�察�so he'd only behaved as shamans have always 

behaved the world over。           And before I get done�察�you'll see how near right 

he was。 

     ;'These   people   have   a   law��'   said   Mosu�此      �'whoso   eats   of   meat   must 

hunt。     We   be   awkward�察  �you   and   I�察  �O   master�察  �in   the   weapons   of   this 

country�察     �nor   can   we    string   bows     nor   fling   spears    after   the   manner 

approved。        Wherefore   the   shaman   and   Tummasook�察  �who   is   chief�察  �have 

put   their   heads   together�察  �and   it   has   been   decreed   that   we   work   with   the 

women and children in dragging in the meat and tending the wants of the 

hunters。' 

     ;'And   this   is   very   wrong��'   I   made   to   answer�察  �'for   we   be   better   men�察�

Moosu�察�than these people who walk in darkness。                     Further�察�we should rest 

and   grow   strong�察  �for   the   way   south   is   long�察  �and   on   that   trail   the   weak 

cannot prosper。'; 

     ;'But   we  have   nothing��' he   objected�察 �looking   about him  at   the   rotten 

timbers of the igloo�察�the stench of the ancient walrus meat that had been 

our   supper   disgusting   his   nostrils。      'And   on   this   fare   we   cannot   thrive。 

We   have   nothing   s
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