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Show BLOND ESKIMO COMING FOR TOUR OF STATES NOME, Alaska. Dec. 7. Apukta-wana, Apukta-wana, 'ne mai member of the far ! northern mysterious tribe of "Blond lOsklinos" the dlHcovery of Which has been credited to Vilhjalmur Ejtefansojl, Canadian explorer, recently i -brought by tinders to Nome from his i home on the southern shores of Cor-' Cor-' onatlon Gulf, located on Canada's 'northern vim N'om residents thought ! that only In his dress did he differ ' from the Eskimo of this region. Joe Bernard, Nome trader, who I brought the "blond" Eskimo out, said he intwnded to take him to the Btates und show the outsiders what sort of lu-ople the Strang Eskimos are. The ; native was of stout build, with eop-i eop-i jjer colored skin, straight blSCk hair and dark brown ov Bernard said he vn-j an average example of the males of the "blond" tribe. Some membcru of the tribe, Bernard -.cried, have reddish brown hail and ! llKhi syea They are scnrcel llcht fiiough, however, he thinks to br d -' scribed lilond. It was recalled here. , when Apuktawana arrived, thut Btef-i Btef-i anson never described the tribe as j "hlond" and always said newspaper I men In the states exaggerated his storj ami gave his mysterious trib the I Tain'-. tefansori's description war ' --Imllar to that of Bernard's. |