New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-12-02

Canada backed by Great Britain. they resolved 70
mountainous. densely tmbered island to which they
dark. cloudy, rainy night in August 1851, they
packed into their canoes all that they Goa,d mus S
stow away, including the doors and windows OF
their houses. and left their old home new Village
sat the Within Sps the nrscon OF the
States Only about one hundred out OF the th9usanu
preferred to remain at the old village IN nri'is"
Columbia.
RECOGNIZED BY CONGRESS.
The site Of the new settlement was covered with
rocks and a dense forest. Immediately upon reach
ing the spot and providing temporary shelter In the
woods for his people. Duncan went to Washington
and, laying the case before the President and the
Secretary of the Interior, received permission Tor
these alien people to construct permanent village
on the spot they had chosen: In 1881 congress,
passed making the whole OF Annette i isIaha
reservation for the people re OF hunting in its for
ests fishing in its waters, to the detrimeht oi
those natives. , , ,ro,
old Metlakhatla the Indians had thoroughly re-es,
tablshed themselves The forests had been ce s
for a town site Houses good and as comiort-
able as the they had left in British Coium ha
built and was used also for religious purPVhses, o III,
I'll new church. well under way. could De com
warded a fine cottage organ for the church to re-
place the abandoned In the ola vl.Iase, ~ INV
and the inhabitants were enjoying their ne" nome
Since then these people have made sun grsadet
progress in the development OF their new VlidSe.
Their church has been completed; ana an Hllenip,,
has been made to modify and improve their 1000
supp,y by such kinds of gardening on Annette ls'dl
as the unfavorable climate and the roughness anu
popularity of the soil VIII permit me s
have an ear for music and large band mas oeeh
organized under a competent instructor. .
duncan has prepared a system or scnoopo92ks en-
traly suited the capacity or the Indians re ,as
necuiiar and original IDEAS In regard 10 such Doohs
He believes that the primary ones, as usually pr
pared for white children. are too trivial 10, ms PCS
ple one Illustration In regard to this VIII DE sun
cient They expect TO derive knowledge from W.
hooks of the white man-tc learn something that
tbev dId not know before. They Simply iaugn d.
hooks that tell them that dog has "A tan, OF hat
che walks or four legs because '"a' u
nothing new. -. ,o.,oor s,de of the
boundary accidental fire destroyed their tllll' pus
thrnugh the energy ana perseverance OF duncan
has been rebuilt. In summer many or the men aiu
wouen 90 10 the hop fields OF Washington 10 "oih;
anJ as many of the men are good carpenters anu
hmiidors they find employment al their trades IN
the cities OF Puget Sound. returning hoine a. ~
end of the season to spend the winter VIII" 'o'
families. - l., oi,,ui7ino those
reorie the future after he IL gone Is constantly
ssourc. of serious anxiety to Duncan w hetner ms
artl. rill IAN upon the shoulders Of any one capa-
hie OF taking No the work where ne VIII ~
nel,,4l to Law down. has given MN man, ij
kyheth.r these people thus steadily ana Sui'y ~
fror, harha rlen To civilization VIII pc aDe uh i''
Ia, him or one like him In zeal ana apllty, ~ ~
-, ,he visiting status. and to develop sun luI-
- IN the right direction. is the most perpeNlIs
nrohlem IN him as he the en1 OF MS own p't
sonal work New Metlakhata Is an Object 1851 -,
civIIzing Indians that Will repay the cd'eiui S''''
81 those Interested In that work