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Show 1 I Although the North Pole is closely surrounded by men of all , nations longing to make a dash ; f ' at it, there is in New York a mo dest boy who may yet distance the entire crowd of professional pole-hunters. He is an Esquimau, Esqui-mau, brought here from Green- land years ago, and his plan ,is simplicity itself as well as cheaper cheap-er than any other, for he would merely get togethe a band of his own people' accustomed to Artie ice and weather-tricks, and with them he would move camp slow-; slow-; ly and always toward the Pole 1 till he.got there. Time is of no more consequence to the Esqui-i Esqui-i maux than to darkies at a dance; food is everything, so with an assurance as-surance of plenty of food being i . pushed toward them by relays of ' their own people,they would con tract to find the pole if it took years of travel. The late VV H Gilder, second in command of the Schwatka expedition to the Artie, had exactly the same plan . . ' and had fitted himself for itby making large acquaintance a- l . mong Esquimaux and learning to Ws vy exist in their huts and on their jrO T ' food. But Gilder is dead, the Up", .. Esquimau boy is very much alive 8- and he is to be given a course of b 1 scientific training for the job and p I ; - . then backed with the necessary .iJ J , means tor a long campaign. F.'T ' When you cone to think of it, 1 &,fy'K': vvn0 nas a better right to first jV sight and pre-emption of a quar- K $ ter section at the North Pole than t'ttj) v a man who's race has always PV- been nearest the ground or ice r ' -' I. , an fittest to live on it ? |