The Ketchikan miner., 1908-11-14


 ssop 10 building operations.
 During the present summer school buildings gre in process of conssruc- ] sior as NoSsa and Selawik in northern Alaska. st Mountain Village. Pilot Station, Russian Mission. Hamilton, Nualso. koyukuk, ard Lo0den, on the Yukon River. ss lllismns. S0si,na, ard KaguyAk, in western Masks. as ., Petersburg. in southeastern AlasN \ total of Is buildings. Al Tson's, in western Alaska. snd Ss Douglas, as. southeastern Alaska. buildings hSv been reconstructed for school pun poses. Al Poin. Ellis anu SisSoh Bay. in southeastern Alaska, porsSal buildings were erected for the sccoul- mediation of summer schools as tilo>. places Thus - additional buildings for school purposes have been pruvsG- ed during the two seasons lS0a snd le0S. of which 9 are new aud per mSuens buildings Of these aS build ings~ were constructed from the sp- propriasion "Ed0casion of natives of AlssSs. lSo7:'' $ were constructed entirely from the appropriation for additional schools in Alaska. sEdu- cation ot natives of Alaska, lSo1-s:s l la were constructed in psrt from that approximation and are to oe compist- ed from the appropriation "Education ot natives of Alaska, la02. k has been found necessary 10 divide the cost of these l2 buildings between the l TWO funds mentioned because .of the iupossibility ot completing buildings begun iu sse spring of lSoe snd not | built under contract before the close of the then currea, fiscal year. The l remaning building is constructed en- sirely from the appropriation "Eduea- sion Of natives of Alaska. 1859.
 To compress she work indicated above into the short time in which 1T has been accomplished has called for the utmos. exerIion on the part of .he comparatively small supervisory and clerical. force ot the Alaska diyis- ion. both in the field ard in Washing ,on. Strong coumendasion is due them for devoted service beyond what IS compensated by salaries paid
 During the past summer Harlan Up- degras, the chief of the Alaska 6iyis- ion of this Office. has spent SC, ersl months in southern Alaska. making ! thorough study of the educational seryice among the natives of that region. His as;eotion has been Gi
 reesei particularly 10 she strengthen ing of lhe system of supervision in the field. and 10 the newer industrial and sanitary features of the work-
 Steps have been taken 10 meet the pressing need of the natives Of Alaska for medical aid With the approval of the Secretary of she Interior a con- sracs was entered into with ihe Holy Gross Hospital and with Dr. J. H. Mustard. Of Nome. Alaska, for hos piial care and medical treatment Of
  ciuisy. \ eo11racs has also been entered into with Dr. H. R. Marsh. sos she tsruIshing of medical treat mers to destitute uatives Of Barrow and iss viciIlE. for the maintaining O sanitary eo1ditions among she natives ot BarroE. and for the making Of 3 tour Of ife villages along she coast of inc Arctic Ocean as far as Icy Cape i~ice during the current rear, with 8 Fie~ 70 furnishing medical and surgi- cal relief and securing sanitary con- disiors- i third contract has been made with Dr. J. T. Romig. of Nus hsgas, iu western Alaska, for furn- ishing hospital care and medical re- lief 10 the nafives of NUshagsk and iis vicinity and for she making Of 6 tour for medical ard sanitary purposes noEsb~aro along the coast of Bristol Bay 2s far as Togiak and suuth~ard ss tsr ss Cgsshik-
 Dr. 4. C. Miller has been appoint ed physician by the Alaska school servics, with headquarters at Susitna, and assigned 10 the cuty oi extending medical aid and securing sanitary con- Gilions anog she natives Of she Susit- ns ValIey and Of the Cook Inlet region L. o. Campbell, l. 4. Nor ion. and E. 0. Schsleben. the teach CTS Of the schools CT s. Lawrence Is- land. ss Sulsio, and illismDa. re- spectiveIy. are physicians and the { tresinen 10 she natives iI their re- speciiTe siilsges is inclBGsd iu their duties Tn addition 10 the aboTe, she teachers 0. BsrroS. Wairxrighs. Icy Cape, Point Hope, KivzliGs, SeiaSik, Sosizx, KGizebae, Deerirg. Shisi.- nare.. Wales, DIoIede. Teller, Igloo, SinUk. St. NieEsel, Golotnin, and CnlszIsei, Mission. Ansik. Hamilton, Koyukux, Louder, Stevens Camp. and Eagle, o1 the Yukon River, have 5sen furnished sitb medical suppiie- 70 ensbl- them to give nonprofessioua aid 10 sh= natives
 + i. proposed to contract with physicians si Ezin=s and Sitks for