. Report of the cruise of the revenue cutter Bear and the overland expedition for the relief of the whalers in the Arctic ocean, from November 27, 1897, to September 13, 1898. slands the dead are hid-den among the rocks and cliffs, wrapped in their deerskins, and alltheir belongings, such as beads, finger rings, bracelets, and tobacco,are strewn about the body. The Chuckche deermen of northeastern Siberia place the corpseand all its belongings on the sled, and after slaughtering the deadmans best deer, the horns are added to the outfit and hauled severalmiles from the village. Here the ho
. Report of the cruise of the revenue cutter Bear and the overland expedition for the relief of the whalers in the Arctic ocean, from November 27, 1897, to September 13, 1898. slands the dead are hid-den among the rocks and cliffs, wrapped in their deerskins, and alltheir belongings, such as beads, finger rings, bracelets, and tobacco,are strewn about the body. The Chuckche deermen of northeastern Siberia place the corpseand all its belongings on the sled, and after slaughtering the deadmans best deer, the horns are added to the outfit and hauled severalmiles from the village. Here the horns are placed at one end of anoblong formation of rocks surrounding the body, which lies on thetop of the ground. Several of these oblongs are also seen near thebase of the granite cliffs about a mile from the present village on Island. On Sledge Island, which is a short distance from the mainland ofAlaska, is found the nearest approach to a coffin. The bodies arehidden in boxes made of poles and logs of driftwood, and slightlyelevated. Several masks of the medicine men can be found aroundthe graves. Along the beach of the coast of the Bering Sea and the Arctic. (5 Q (3
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