The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-02-06

near the coast. Every effort was made
to dissuade him. on the ground that he
would be promptly murdered by the
Indians, who were not only barbarous.
but ferocious cannibals. So treacherous
were they reputed. to be. indeed, that
even the traders dared not go out and
mlngle with them, but brought their
Supplies to the fort under a heavy
armed escort and conducted their bar
ter through a little hole in the wall
There were, as usual a very few
friendly Indians who acted as go-be-
tWeens for the rest. From one of these,
with whom he early established rela-
ticns, Mr.. Duncan picked UP the native
languages, which he reduced to writ
ing and memorized thoroughly, mean
while watching the Indians daily
through the portfolios in the fort. When
he had carried his studies far enough
ne began to go out among the SaVageS.
At first they mistrusted and threaten
ed him as they did other white men; but
little by little, he ingratiated himself
giving presents to the children and talk
ing to the adults in their own language
AS they learned to trust him, he gath
cred about him a constantly growing
circle, of which he made a church and
school the nucleus. AS soon as this
group was large enough to be indepen-
dent. he made his first removal which
was TO site at a considerable distance
from the fort ard its population of
soldiers, traders and liquor sellers. Here
he set up a village, with a crude
though civilized form of government.
No one was admitted to it who would
not subscribe to certain rules, which
included cleanliness, industry, peace
fufness, honesty in trade, life in neat
dwellings, periodical taxpaying, and the
remuneration of deVilwOrship, gamb-
ling, dependence on medicinemen, face
painting and intemperance.
In the course of twenty years-a gen.
Grafton of Mr.. Duncan's child-pupils
having grown to manhood meanwhile
this village had become a model COM
rlunity. even for the frontier whites
to emulate. 1t had built saw-mill, a
fish cannery, a church and an assembly
hall; set up carpenters, blacksmiths
and shoemakers' shops; laid sewers and
dug wells; established sort of hotel
or lodging house for other Indians who
came to trade; and, last but not least
gone into general merchandising with
a cooperative store, which not only
enabled them to buy goods at prices
much lower than those charged by the
pest traders, but earned dividends for
its stockholders.
OF course the traders and the dram
sellers made active warfare upon Mr..
Duncan. who was breaking up their
traffic. He stood out successfully,
though. till new and unexpected foe
arose in the person of a bigoted
bishop. sent out through the instru-
mentality Of the missionary society. He
had no sympathy with the Industrial
foundation Of Mr.. Duncan's mission.
which he thought inconsistent with the
spiritual purposes Of such an enter
Prise; then he objected to the omission
Of certain ritualistic ceremonials from
the simple religious services in the In
dian church. Fault-finding, pickering,
nagging, had their inevitable effect
A few of the Indians were Disguised
and went back to their old life; few
others, who were smarting under disci-
pline imposed by Mr.. Duncan for good
cause. sought to avenge themselves by
starting movement to depOse him
from leadership. The great majority,
however, knew him to be their friend,
and stood staunchly by him, deputing
him to find another place to which