Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-12-25

wucRD Demon ~ KODIAK.
/. kaaskan In1ian Eexcna.
<~-,.~u ron TIE Posr-IxTELIroEucEnl
rsnv thousand moons ago . wicked
- vhoss name was ShakAn, ruIsd
- r,aa nation. Crusl and crafty, hia
dposdsd him no one loved whils
80 him. Many we're the plsns
"a /. Kin him. bnt hs would aIvays
rnvsnt the plots and those who
s.I,1d 10 take bis life disd instead. Tue
4 ,.rr hs ruled the more bitter bscams
q. s1fred OF tins tribe.
~ day there oame drifting % the
.,, ! large shell, in which beautifnl
] - lsy asleep. The woman Who
- Il oarrisd IL 70 the lod9e of the
sr.Sfuins Nan. who, charmed with. she
s...s1~ a. the child, ad0p.cd it a. his
-. nd the bog, the waif Of the b &,
.-5 ~ little daughter, wers the Joy
~ fcht Of the lodge Once when 8
z-,si6is peskiiencs scousRed the viIlaee
- Medicine Man went up tbs noun
- - fsst and boseeeh the spirits 10
Z I ~ srerov On the tFfbe and drive the
'52~rs aVag, the Spirit of Air 'ar)-
: z.Srrd 10 him and told him that Sba-
IN tie chief, was in league with t1e
S.i;;f 81 Darkness and xvii and ty
s5ecvry and vitchcraft had brought the
xmd fever upon the tribe. and that
81 xhild that came Ia the shell was one
~ eun's--fhe Great Spirits -ohil
-. oeus By him to rule and form q
s,fekty nation Of the HYdls, and that
= moet guard him carefully from the
s.rsr Of the wicked chief and Of the
IN Of Evil. From youth into man
fsrd areW the child of the spirits No
~ q fhe tfibe was 30 swift Of foot OF.
fSarIoee Of danger /; no matter how
! fIdk re waves ran, KanyoD THAT Was
lke name given him b. the Spirit Of
All vorId hunt the seal IN hts small
S6nee. and the storm was never a. So
- but be would sole the mountain
4 uursuit Of the deer. He was be
ma 81 all the tribe fur his manly and
kindly manner, except 6hakap, who
feared him. and who one day. rs be was
oe1ninc his lodge, threw spear at him.
inlending 10 kill him; but kanyOn
oYoided II, and drawing an sfrow from
III aoiyeF gave him q mortal wound.
When be was dying he called the
qnirit of Evil, and told him he would
. III servant forever II he would give
In power to destroy the tribe. The
1n1fii Of Evil promised to do this, but
"a him his power would cease should
r kill the child of the spirits, and
uhen he disd changed him into a terri
t|e winged bear, and gave him the
1nland OF Kodiak to dwell In. aud told
In that his prey must be his former
o0ucie, and that be must spare no one.
Ik1a this wicked man died Kanyon
~ made Chief, and the tribe hoped
IL bgltsr days. but sadly they were dis
6no5infed, for man after man disap
61ared, and no one knew what became
4 lhem. The women who went to the
monntain side to gather berries vanish
q. Their children wept fer msthers
Who never returned. Terror fell upon
all. Grief and fear filed every lodge
Each one mourned the loss OF some
lFIsnd. Even Kanyon's adopted mother
disappeared. No trace Of her WAS ever
found. One day Kanyon, while hunt
ina on the mountains, saw the terrible
nonster seize alderman in his canoe.
nd hy WAY with him ia It's elaws
Hastily descending the mountain he
sought the medicine man, and said "a
him. II is winged demon that dc
stroya my people. What can We do in
order 10 nause It's death ~
Thor Hanega, the daughter of the
medicine man, the fairest Of all the
Hyda maidens, and the promised wife
Of the young chieftain, said "Are you
not the son Of the spirit Go no into
she mountains and fast. The spirits
vii appear ana tell you how Il may be
destroyed"
On the summit Of the mountains
overlooking the islands aud the ocean
the medicine man had built an ever
green bower. Here he would retire and
invoke the aid OF the Great Spirit, the
San. By fasting and prayer. 70 this
bower came kanyon and tasted for
thres days, and called upon the Great
SPIRIT for aid TO free the people from the
power Of the demon. At she close of
~ third day, rs he vas standing at the
door Of the bower gazing on the lovely
1land that was his home. the Spirit Of
Lieht appeared TO him and said:
@Ksnyon, Why do you linRer on the
lonsly mountains where the Spirits Of
Wind and Light only abidef The
ehieftain's place is with bis people.
The doors OF your lodge ara closed and
z night the Spirit Of Darkness dwells
And Kanyon answered the spirit say
inQ: 70, spirit, l fast and mourn for
ny tribe. and pray that help may be
aiven 10 release them from ths power Of
lhe terrible demon. Hunger is In our
!odRes. The children cry for food.
when the fisherman goes TO catch the
hAltbut bis canoe drifts unoccnpied 10
- shore, and when the women seek
lne spit TO get shell fish their baskets
vii Be found on the beach and the wo.
men return 10 their lodges no more
Iell me, o spirit. what must be done 10
raiease my people freni the certain ex'
unotlon that awaits them.n
There IL but one who can conquer
me demon," replied the spirit; 'And hs
Y ths con OF the spirits that come drift
~ e tbs village in the great shell, and
nn mortal life must be the price Of ths
nations redemption"
when Kanyon hesrl the spirit speal
tneee words great JOY filled his hear
We spoke 10 the Spirit, saying: ~, q
epirit am the child that came driftins
z TIE shell. willingly | will die for m,
people's good
Then" sal the Spirit. "look upor
~ ocean and the island that the Grea
cplnt has given yeur tribe for heri
eee You shall never see them again
sos. before the demon oan be conquered
Joa must drift over the sea Of death"
sadly did kanyon look over thl
1ooMnd islands clad in their robes o.
Nsen and at the great snow-cappeI
aoontain, KlinqueH, that had 20 ofteI
stsed as a beacon 10 guide him y
10 when far out at sea In his va
beautiful
Look over the western ocean and teI
= Nnat You So" said the spirit.
sse q dark cloud lowering over th'
ssssf. said Konjon.
Lsok again" !" said the spirit. sendinI
~ Of light through the cloud.
see." said kanyon, "a beantifc
seas Land Of Delight.n
inat island" said the spirit, ''lie
yond the Sea OF Death. lt Is tn
su nome OF the warrior. SNOW neye
80 on ita verdant mountains. Storm
ee never ruifie the waters OF it
eaa lakes. Bright are the stream
~ how through It's green mea
- Many and beautiful are %