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v j the acton preepre3s- rrr tjioiugday dkomtam iiutio 3 his excellency goes down north by isabel c armstrong ottawa praaldant el tho canadlanwomana pnh club christmas baking be sum to obdkr kablv before buylnc your chrut- miu cuke act our price ttiey ftre reasonable no extra charffe for iclnj special batch of short bread and other dainties to suit the most failldloua order your 8peclai plea early nnd dont be disappointed acton home bakery rranrb will lrap piione ll acton giving for 52 weeks a gift subscription to the fkee prhsswiii be a reminder of your thought- fulness not only at christ mas but every week throughout the year those at home and away from home appreciate its weekly visit with all the news from acton and the district they also appreciate its special features chron icles of ginger farm the womens page and special column the recollec tions of acton in the old man column and twenty years ago the short story and many other fea tures we have a very attrac tive magazine offer which allows remembering many very inexpensively ask about it wc maila gift subscription card for vou the acton free press g a dills established 875 hu excellency the governorgenera t hat definite proof that there ii a santa guui and that he live in the tar north of canada he met him in fact during the patt lummer when he made a trip to the western arctic by the mackenzie river route this in the story at it was told to the writer by a member of the party that accompanied lord tweed imuir on this journey by river boat and portage trantport airanrcd by the huritona hay company we left good hope on the mockensle river about half patt seven oclock in the even inn and had not proceeded many mile down stream when we were hailed by a canoe containing the queercat collec tion of individuals the ship hove to to allow the canoe to come alongside and out stepped a funny little man with a red face wearing a parka and muikrat skin trailing alt around htm following htm was a tall dignified gentleman with n long white beard dreamed irn very ornate white mooseskin coat ana leggings be lind him waa a urge man in a yellow parka carrying a tomtom and snow shoes and also generously adorned with furs of various kinds the little man in front suddenly pro claimed in a loud voice make way for his most enfroated majesty of course we were approaching the arctic circle and this was king santa clam accompanied by the arctic bard and priest arriving to examine us before allowing us through the captain was asked several search inn questions but santa claus eventually was satisfied and ordered his bard to read the proclamation allow inn his excellency to proceed and giving him a welcome to the north it was the general opinion that this was the first time that any ceremony comparable to crossing the equator had been enacted doxen chickens and also a horse left with the owner about five miles from fort simpson we stopped there early in the morning to take on wood the bank was steep and covered with large boulders the horse went ashore successfully but by the time we left the new owner had been unable to persuade him to climb the bank and was clearing a track extraordinary cheerfulness amongst the people seems to be a trait common in his excellency the usual order was to make a tour of inspection and visit places of outstanding interest the grey nuns were very proud of the nursery and mater nity wards in their hospital at fort smith when asked whether these were used much wc were told they had not been used lately but five babies were expected in the month of august and they hoped they would not all arrive at once a number of indian and eskimo qhil- the treat difference lictwecn fort simpson nnd previous jwwtn along the route- was the wonderful gardens all sort of vegetables were grown and some body even had produced melons his excellency was presented there with n squarenf caritmu skin on which had been beautifully worked n map of the mqck- enziehlvrrshowing inn route from edmon ton to talking of gardens the fat hem and lay brother running the mission at the moment at good w hope are keen gar deners it was amaxing for the party to see a fine crop of vegetables so far north in fact the fathers are carrying out experiments in crop growing for the dominion experimental farms the rtimt striking thing at the fort however wai the roman catholic church built seventy year ago by father pet tot assiitrd by father ancel members of the oblate order originally the church was built without nails and all building and and carving done by miuion art of local materials t barrel ceiling was painted blue and patrrcd with gold- stars around the walls were decorative paint ings in vivid color produced by mixing local dyes with fish oil the indians were attracted by thcbright colors taynake them fret more at home pctitot gavvthe various angels dark hair nnd eyes instead of the more usual golden hair nnd blue eyes a feature of the stay at fort mac- pherson wan a walk along the river bank to the royal canadian mounted police kennel in the north west territories all dogs have to lc tethered during the summer to prevent danger to the popula tion they arc tied to a stake usually on the sea shore by rf not very long steel chain owing to the good fishing in the river at fort macphentonj the fmitice col- hla ewoallancy ohooaiiuj ely from hla book before ha attempts to lure ths fiah of northam watara courtesy aaciaml stwn new ths oovarnoroanarsd in s reflectiva momsnt durina hla journay ixtto the north courmy aancialnl htrtw news crossing the arctic circle and wc hope it is not the last the expedition had been on its way down north for several days after set ting sail when the incident occurred first it was necessary to fare forth on a scow pushed by a steamboat down the clearwater becaus of low water to reach the stern wheetet altuibascar river in which the first part of the voy age was made then there was an eight een mile portage from fort fuigeraw to fort smtjh named after donald smith afterwards lord strathcona and embar kation there on the distributor a sim ilar but slightly larger edition of the athabasca river a query his excellency does not mind hardships in travel was met by a prompt answer there really were not any and 1 4o want to say how excellent the arrange ments were made by the hudsons bay company lonj twcedsoiuir had a moot comfortable cabin in fact two knocked into one i think the cook took very good care of us of course it got colder as we went towards the arctic but that simply was a matter of putting on an extra sweater wc were quite an impomk process tonal as we advanced through ukjr ami river the distributor a flat bottomed bout had two flat bottomed scuws about one hundred feet long secured one ahead of the other in front these coi were loaded with provisions petrol etc for the northern posts on the roofs ere secured canoes dog sleds with a liberal supply of dried fish which was to be used as do feed during the winter we also hod qtita a floating farmyard and barnyard chorus in th mornings the disyjb- erfoc waa used as a restaurant by the inhabitants of each post where she stayed loot enough for a meal for the oon- anraptkkn of the paaseagcrs and visitors there were carried three bullocks two aaaep three pigs one turkey about two the north it is curious how the latest mechanical devices are used there not to complicate but to simplify life at the pleasant and historic post fort chippe- wan his excellency was ahenm a replica of a sundial which sjohrf- frankiln erected during one of his visits to enable the indians to tell the time the present mrcts on th tits but rhf indians prefer to get their time by radio at each atop practically the whole pop- ulation turned out to greet and welcome drcn from the roman catholic school the girls dressed in black with white eton collars were at the pier at fort resolu tion and waved assorted flags at prov idence the children from the roman catholic school presented a picturesque appearance in bright colors pinks browns purples with gay green scarves on their heads w viym fln pnllly flran school and a concert was given for his excellency by the children who had been rehearsing for the event since december jlu jj 1nju r stride ova thai tundra cm an inepactiontour ahara radium was found in 1030 c rusj assodlsd fewn nw lect their dogs from the nearest posts and keep them there for the summer they have a half breed indian enrolled as a special constable to look after them these dogs are more fortunate than some of their private owned brethren from time to time his excellency received indian chiefs in uniform issued b thr go r rhjffs ohlntr tribes and on one occasion a deputation waited on him the region of the rocky mountains is the only part of the river where the ncenery is really impressive even on a pleasure trip his excellency had duties which also were a pleasure and an especially great one for the mem- lers of his canadian family which he had travelled many miles to visit he went to the new anglican hospital at aklavik and formally ojwned it although it actually was open and serving twenty six patients the famous bishop firm inn of the arctic had conie for the tfrcat occa sion and was there when injcrtkn was made of the anglican cathrdral which is being built by kkimo and indian labor the only nail pin in the edifice bv a white man fcas driven in the chancel steps by the governor- venrral it was ihe iiftention to leave by aero plane for herwrhel island the following morning but the weather was unsuitable a start was made for tuktayaktuk or for short tuktuk later in the dav it was discovered that aklavik from the air was a moot amaing night with an enormous number of utanh wunip in f more water than land tuktuk has been given the name of port brabant by the geographic board but the old one ticks as in every place else everyone was on the beach with a welcome when his excellency arrived at the post established in 1034 at a 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