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Updated: June 29, 2025
When fish become scarce, they do not remain still, but go to places where the fishing is better. They always seek for something that is better and better. Is this not true? Is this not wise?" "Ho! ho!" exclaimed the assembly, assenting. "Why, then, should not we go to a land where there is much that is far better than we find here, and live as the Fire-spouters live?
Well, the snow where they live is very deep and soft not at all like the snow here, except when our snow is new-fallen so that they cannot travel in the cold time without great things on their feet. That," pointing downward "must be the track of those great things, and there must be a Fire-spouter not far off." "Perhaps a number of Fire-spouters a war-party," suggested Anteek, becoming excited.
"Do you know," said Mangivik, pausing in his occupation, "that Gartok has been trying to get the young men to go to the Whale River, where you know there are plenty of birds and much wood? He wants to fight with the Fire-spouters." "Yes, I know it. Gartok is always for fighting and quarrelling. He likes it."
Being aware of his peaceful proclivities, however, the Eskimos were not sorry to miss him, and they set about making an encampment on the shore at the mouth of the river, intending to leave the women there while they should be engaged in hunting and in searching for the Fire-spouters.
If the Indian should get the manipulation over before the oomiak was out of range, any of the women, as well as himself, might be killed. "No," he cried, giving the boat a mighty shove that sent it out to sea like an arrow, "be off! paddle! for life! I will stop him!" Old Uleeta did not hesitate. She was accustomed to obedience even when there were no fire-spouters astern.
Mozwa, having left a squaw, two little daughters, and a very small son, had still greater difficulties to contend with. But they both faced them like men. "Pasgissegan," said both men, at length, simultaneously. "I thought so," observed the trader, with a smile, as he selected two trade-guns the fire-spouters of the Eskimo and handed them across the counter.
The effect of this belligerent episode was to advance the cause of the peace-party considerably at least for a time and when the meeting broke up, most of the people returned to their various homes with a firm determination to leave the poor Fire-spouters alone.
To do them justice, they did not grumble much at their fate, but entertained each other with a running commentary on the events of the day. "And that is strange news that my old mother tells me," resumed Gartok, after a short pause in the conversation. "Cheenbuk must have given the Fire-spouters sore heads from the way he gripped them." "I wish I had been there," growled Ondikik.
I went in and found it was the wives and sisters of the men whose bodies lie on the banks of the Whale River. There would be reason in fighting, if we had to defend our huts against the Fire-spouters. Self-defence is right; and every one has a good word for the brave men who defend their homes, their women, and their children.
I thought that if there were Fire-spouters there already, we must be content with the lands we have got, for it is not right to take what belongs to other men."
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