Douglas Island news., 1900-09-12
KLLIsNoO KINKS.

general thing. A day or two DeAoIe steamer days many of the Indians who are away to their different fishing streams come in, to be here to see the tourists, and sell their wares-baskets, curios of every kind. Some are very pretty: others very ugly. They make very pretty baskets, and they sell many to the tourists, each steamer.
 The oil and guano mill is running steadily and using many fish, should judge from the amount of oil shipped from here.
 I read in the Skagway News of Aug 3rd that the chief industry of Killisnoo is saw mill. have failed to find one there. The nearest sawmill l know of to Killisnoo is at Sitka.
 The oil and guano plant at Killisnoo, I suppose, cost not less than SlOOOOO, taking machinery, boats, etc. It would put up. several sawmills. Skagway, be fair with them; give them credit for what they have.
 There is a small but pretty village about three miles north of Killisnoo which will write something about, as my husband and I have been staying here for the past ten months, and have become quite interested in the Indians who have their homes here. There are about 200 natives here, when all are at home. Last winter, when Mr. Peck, the census taker for this part of Alaska, was here, the most of them were pot latching at Sitka. There are thirteen quite nice houses, five of them being built since we came here. They are built along the beach front. Part of them are painted and the remainder are to be this winter. There will be great dancing and feasting to celebrate the building of so many new houses. To one who has never attended one of these potIatches and dances, it is very interesting sight. Their grotesque GUS tunes and weird songs and peculiar weaving motion in keeping time to the music, I suppose they call it, but it is anything but musical, has a peculiar charm and fascination. The name giv- en by the Indians to this village is Koatznaloo, meaning home of the bears. On a fine totem pole in front of house second from the one we live in is bear engraven on it's top It is piece of work showing great skill in that line. The owner of the house is great "Iyee" of the Bear tribe. Some of the dance houses, in which are held their largest feasts and dances, have very grotesque and unique drawings on the front fish, porpoise, whales, crows, etc. There are several fine gardens along the beach front, too. We have a nice, clean sandy beach, which is more than most Indian villages can boast of. The high tides which occur each full moon come up within fifteen or twenty feet of the front of the houses. That perhaps ac counts for the clean beach. There are several old shacks back of this first street, water front, or whatever you may call it. Many of the old people live in them. Anything good enough for the old, crippled and blind Indian. The younger ones don't seem to think they will ever grow old or sick. They sadly neglect their sick and aged pa rents. They don't seem to have any filial affection. The Indians here are quiet and honest set. We have never had thing taken from us, not stick of wood, or tool, although our wood shed had no lock on it, and we keep our vegetables, tools necessary in a place like this, and wood there. Some P or 15 years ago they had a severe lesson taught them, was told by an old mi ner. A man by the name of Boggs was fishing, when gun exploded, killing an Indian. Kenrey Jones, the leader of the tribe the dead Indian belonged to, captured Boggs and demanded 1000 blankets from him before he would re- lease him. They tried to explain to them that it was an accident, but they
 would not listen to Mir. c. Spuhn. He
 sent for the revenue cutter Adams and
 Capt. ,Merriman shelled their houses
 and burned them to the ground, and turned the Gatling guns on their fine
 canoes, and destroyed their village. He
 released Mr. Boggs, though, and taught
 the Indians a lesson they have never l snrrnttnr, nhnrr have rraat rasnact and