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MASSEY —*At the begin«’
ing of the century, missiona-.
ies orderd Indians: in this -
ueen Charlotte Island out-.
Most to chop down ard burn
item poles’ that lined the :

reshore, |

Joe Weir, now 81. “gai he
ok part in the desecration.
Mcting in the helief thatthe

Beeed would get him to heaven: —

RIDAY, ‘ocHoBER 6, in

2

ee hed: EB : :
* ih. the: “Haida: “yillage ‘here. for
the second Aime in. 80 years,”

‘Men.
one honoring ‘the Eagle. clan:

‘and the other the Raven clan.
‘of thes Indian , people” who-,

“ranged, from: this outpost in’
4. war canves .before the white”

/ man came, .

jugeing. on 100 oat
“ropes . hauled up. two poles,’ .:

The proud: ‘raditlons of. the
almost, died. out, after

als:
totem: pole’ and, the potlateh,

.the®commiumal ': feaating. ‘that:
"brought the people. together... °
, The Indians were told to-rld-

". ‘themselves of heathen idols.»
“The revival of the ancient
” garver's | ‘craft -began two

. years ago when a single pole -

was erected by master carver

Robert Davidson as‘a tribute

Ie. Beil, 2A a, ‘Helga native: Swhio
7 learued his craft:under David-"
“gon and ‘at the provintlal 1 mu:

: getintin Vietorias = 0-2:

““The™: tn{ssionaries forbade’
these: things!" tecalled  Elija -

- Jones; saying he had never,
- hefore -seen a pole ‘raising of

attended-w potlatch.
“They. wotld not even:
allow us to. speak - ‘Haida;

is coat just $5,000, “consists

mainly:
-and Is the world’s first undersea

‘a: fish-digester’ tank

- “habitat!: for, the study of arctic

Waters...

A project of | the engineering

‘and’ applied science ‘faculty-of .
Memorial .

. University’. of

7 Newfoundland, the underwater

_ laboratory was’ built. under. the.

never was built

a plates. riveted fopeiher.
The‘ tank had ‘been~ designed
originally for-a’ fish Lew that

» direction of ‘Dr. Robert. Demp-
: . ster,.a native. of Dundee, :
. Scotland... fe ey

4 Dr. Angus Bruneau, dean of |

: engineering, says "previous
undersea : experiments have |

:. always been conducted ‘in
tropical -.and:- sub- tropical
waters...

., By using Lora: r ‘on the bot: :
tom in 31 feet of water 300 feet.
offshore from, Broad’ Cove 11:.
miles north .of :here, Canadian’
scientists will be able to. carry
out: research”..and. ‘develop -
engineering procedures heeded ©
for work in the ‘Arctic...

Dr. Bruneau. who directs the: .
university’s program of acean .
engineering, says that . while -
Canada. has. jurisdiction. oyer .
the world's. largest continental
shelf, information, is scanty on -
productive activity, in. cold |

“water. --

“Is arctic ‘water. ‘off the
Newfoundlarid coast, no dif-

=: ferent than-water found around

. Baffin Esland,”. he said ‘in an,
interview. - ..

.. Memorial was in an ‘uriique -
position to conduct underwater
experiments in arctic and sub-
arctic conditions, ;

-About, 18 months ago Dr.
Dempster was given the task of -
building Lora i, an abbreviation -

of low- -temperature, ocean-
research activity. .

There was little | money
available for what could bea
$20,000 or $30,000 project, so Dr.

MUCH FOR NOTHING: |
Before the : project’: wae
‘. complete, . a. dozen : firms,’ ine; °° ~
: diyuduals,- the. navy.- and the
‘transport ‘department: cor
‘tributed material —.much of: i
for nothing — and ‘advice.’

The laboratory. ‘stands..on- a;
steel frame, now.in the process i
- of being ballasted. and bolted. to.
the.sea bottom.

Inside,” it~ is insulated .
urethane, fitted with two: bunks
‘sink; table, small electric stove
and a chemical toilet. Jt also is:

- planned - to. install a, television

Entry by diversi in wet suits is.
through a-roimd opening-in the: . -
bottom. Air pressure. keeps the ;
water gui... -: :

An umbilical. cord fram. a:
shore station supplies air,

electricity, communications °
and drinking water. :
MANY STUDIES. '

Dr. Bruneau says Lora 1 will:

. contribute to’ a variety of un-.
derwater - studies, including::
engineering

BLONDIE, I SUSTY
THOUGHT OF A
GREAT. WAY

TO START

HE'S ONE -IN.

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physiology and biology. -:

It. also will) be’ used in:
gathering — information :. on...
slresses, anchoring. in- currents -
and underwater fabrication. *
_ Water in the Broad Cove area-'
“of Conception Bay is clean’ and :'
‘visi bility from transparent::
domes in Lora 1 could be upt to.
40 feet. a .

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