The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-05-13

some open giaOs., 80 shero are many
pretty coves- All things considered.
however, the island is unfit for occu-
pancy, except by natives of the far
north, accustomed to the changing eli
mate incident TO the raging ocean
about The island was unpeopled be-
fore, and the government, thinking it
| would never be valuable for any other
purpose, gave it to the missionary and
| his wards
The missionary, who is the absolute
ruler and king of the island, has built
on Annette island a practical repro
duction of the first Metlakahtla, though
with some new features He has built
q saw mill, and the Metlakahtlas have,
erected large number of buildings,
modelled samewhat on the plan of
American huts, yet having distinct In
dian characteristics Father Duncan
has also caused cannery to be built,
and has given the Indians shares in it
when they SO desired, in return for
their labor. They have caught great
| many salmon. halibut. and other fish
this year, he SAYS, and have made con-,
! siderable money. He thinks his queer
colony will be as great success in
Alaska as it was in British Columbia
81 have about eight hundred Indians
with me now" said the white haired
| old missionary, land they are increas-
ing slowly all the time The Alaska
Indians are coming over and joining
us. They are not as good Indians as.
| the Metlakahtlas, since they have for a
long time been able to get whisky from
the traders along the coast This has
debased them, and sincethey have ac-
quired the taste for spirits il is hard
for them to desist There is no drink
ing in the island of Annette. for have
prohibited liquors of all kinds from
coming there. do not allow any cards
either, or any other kind Of gambling.
This is thought to be a very strict rule.
for II there is anything an Indian likes
to do IL is to gamble. Gradually, how
ever. 1 have cured them of all this
~ have now come down to buy some
small engines to be run by petroleum
These 1 intend to put in boats, SO that
the Indians can better move about in
these northern waters TO catch fish
They have hitherto gone as far up as
Ne Mas river, in British Columbia,
over on the mainland They have done
this in their ordinary boats, but with
the engines they can move about with
far less effort. especially when there
are contrary winds
when / left the Metiakahtlas were
at work building a wharf on Annette
island As stood and looked at them,
and contemplated how wild and fierce
they had been, could SCARCELY believe
IL possible the change had been SO
great When first went among the In
dians on the mainland the Hudson Bay
Co. which had just established a post
there, cautioned me that my life was
in imminent danger every time I went
among them / speedily learned this
was true The buildings Of the CON-
pany were within n stout stocksde.
formed of great logs and reaching
very high. The houses. too. were what
are known as block houses There
were two high and stout gates, or
more properly great doors, 70 the for
Tnidabls stocksde, and a. the side OK
each was an ou.pos: manned with can
non which could be turned 20 sweep
the Indians right and left should they
attack the fort
II went among the Indians every
6zy. and returned 70 The fort each
night TO sleep IN this way picked
up their language and began 20 think
OF getting some books Published in
their native tongue Bat my progress
was slow. had often:imes 20 20 into
the for; in day time xhen n an attack vas I
imminent Once I had 70 take ny po- 1
sition on the outpost in charge OF ons !
Of the guns. acd on nurnberlsss occs- 4
Sons had %, ia one way and another. 4
help defend the place Z he Indians
were the worst when the different clans
were az war. At such times they par
'tic1larly wanted 70 zreak vs1geancs
on "a have seen them kill Indians
with whom they were a; war. sss cus
of their sr-.s and bite out pieces
Thsy would also. when iaszristsd.
bite pieces out os the arms of taesr
allies. or even cut OF tbetr oTva- Tnsr
da 10, practice ean1ibz2isza IL tAs
s~-se Of cooking the fesh. bat they BE-
lseved lhs; 90 e.. some Of Il ~ozld add
20 their rsio--
All this Is Dow changed lsaccee6ed
n ,-ansIs.sSg parts Of tie B.b.s asi
ether books into their language. an1
have ro-x got them pre;.T well Chris
.l&aizeA Ia addition - iae s.eA.a
t-oilers FOR ihelr bo@.S an icfrodzo-
iay little electric liga. plAnt .. Net
.AxsAisA and hose seoa "a Ss@ - L.