Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-07-28

and o fnNni ara ne was VHhhFN ~
live off Of The country. Killing moose
moantain sheep and other fresh meat
During the work ne lost two Of his
dogs from freezing 20 death. He him.
self froze portions Of MS face several
times and NJ one time dropped into
PIX feef ~ open water, nearly losing
ffs life In crossing the arctic range
and returning D. Travelled above >
timber lire eighteen hours IN each Dr.
reetlon. which H. a country Hhefe TIRE
.ia necessary. can D. understood to he
a considerable sacrifice. lie
eled in many places where no white
man had ever before been and hfs
record i considered unusual % ssy
the least
That the Kogaknk agents work was
no Fourth ~ July picnic with straw
berry lemonade on tire vide II indi.
Gated by the following extract from
the official narrative
IN this district there r. almost an
incessanf SNOW Storm from October 20
Mas. ana trails ARE obliferated in
f~penty-feur hours Few men except
THE mail carriers Rlii travel IN this
district in the winter. and even they
make haI one trip q month. Twice
he nearly lost hts life and had h. not
been accompanied bs al Indian guide
probably would have. AT n time he
ana the guide and a mali carrier and
tao Indians were lost In the storm for
three days ana Were found at the end
d that time 81 a rescue party which
same 0uf tp iQeate the mail OF tue
Tanana man we are told
Not less than four times was this
man found bs other travellers IN an
exhausted condition and assisted to
q stopping place. He lost three dogs
4nd several times froze his face. That
be survived the work and came back
alive Was the wonder ef the old In
habitauts 81 the country Half u
dozen men refused jon before he
VISA secured Six men and two omen
were frozen on the trails ia the
vicinity ia which he worked
All the travelling wss dgne on dog
sleds. from seven 10 nine animals be-
ing used with each sled. The agents
we're paid nine dollars a day and
extra for the use Of their vehicles
Generally il was necessary for two
men 20 80 together. 80 that Ia ease oil
accident 10 ore the other could pro-
cesd with the labor, for the census
must be taken whatever the cost IN
life or money.
Especial pains were taken 10 find
every resident. ami we are told that
each cabin was visited unless 10 reach
tt would cost more than two days of
time. In such exceptional Instances
the facts were recorded from reports
Trails we're unbroken throughout the
vast territory covered, and the enum
orator or his companion found II
neeessafy constantly 20 walk ahead 81
the team on shows hoes
Summing up his report Mr MeKen-
lie SAYS.
This constitutes a resume Of the
work performed during the period
from August II, in which 1 crossed
the United states and went up into
the interior of Alaska. experienced
weather conditions the extreme OF
which eas y degrees below zero. and
during Whicn time ia the course Of
The work Ii was necessary several
times 10 camp IN the open where the
couch consisted Of the SNOW and q feg
spruce honghs and the roof "a emf or
the sky During the months Of De-
center and January the sun ahone
from one to So hours per day
Churches and school houses in the
interior OF Alaska arb few and Far be-
tween. Necessarily they aie confined
70 The owns and Indian settlements.
Most OF ~ indian schools as well as
the ehuteh services are conducted hy
the missionaries.
the white people do not attend
either the Indian schools or the IN
dian churches. so that those OF the
outlying districts got their religion
and their education az home In the
matter of education. MI. Mckenzie
reports that tho home system works
very well the long nights Of The win
ter causing an enforced confinement
Of children that Is conducive to studs
he says that many 81 them do even
better thar students IN the schools.
SIR. Mckenzie also reports that
there is very little sickness among
the white inhabitants OF Alaska. and
he atya that Few OF those who are sick
niI acknowledge the fact There Is
mo fever. but some pneumonia Most
.of the indians are afflicted with iubcf.
eul0sis and other diseases OF ciyliza-
are ufaKnfauf.