Arizona republican., 1910-07-27
THE CENSUS IN ALASKA
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 dogs from freezing to death. He him. self froze portions of his face several times, and one time dropped into six feet of open water, nearly losing his life. In crossing the Arctic range and returning he traveled above timber line eighteen hours in each direction, which in a country where fire is neces- sarv, can be understood to be con- siderable sacrifice He travelled in many places where no white man had ever before been and his rcord Is con sidered unusal to say the least"
 That the Koyatuk agents work was no Fourth of July picnic with straw berry lemonade on the side is indi- cated by the following extract from the official narrative:
 Tn this district there is almost an incessant snow storm from october to May and trails are obliterated in twen- ty-four hours. Few men except the mail carriers will travel in this district in the winter, and even they make but one trip a month. Twice she nearly lost his life and had he not been n-ac companied by an Indian guide prob ably would have. At one time he and the guide and a mail carrier and two Indians were lost in the storm for three days and were found at the end of that time by a rescue party which came out to locate the mail" Of the Panama man we are told:
 Not less than four times was this man found by other travellers in an exhausted condition and assisted to a stopping place. He lost three dogs and several times froze his face. That he survived the work and came back alive was the wonder of the old inhabitants of the country. Half a dozen men re- fused the job before he was secured. Six men and two women were frozen ons the trails in the vicinity-1E which he~ worked"
 All the travelling was done On dog sleds, from seven to nine animals be- ing used with each sled. The agents were paid $9 a day and extra for the use of their vehicles. Generally it was necessary for two men to go together, so that in case of accident to one the other could proceed with the labor, for the census must be taken whatever the cost in life or money.
 Especial pains were taken to find every resident, and we are told that each cabin was visited unless to reach if would cost more than two. days of time. In such exceptional instances the facts were recorded from report. Trails were unbroken throughout the vast territory covered, and enumerator or his companion found it necessary constantly to walk ahead of the team on snowshoes.
 Supming up his report, MT. McKen- zie sFts:
 "This constitutes a resume of the work performed during the period from August II, in which I crossed the United states and went up into the in terior of Alaska, experienced weather conditions the extreme of which was = degrees below zero, and during which time in the course of the work it was necessary several times to camp in the open where the couch consisted of the snow and a few spruce boughs and the roof a tent or the sky. During the months of December and January the sun shone from one to two hours per day.
 Churches and school houses in the in- terior of Alaska are few and far be- tween. Necessarily they are confined to the towns and Indian settlements Most of the Indian schools as well as the church services are conducted by missionaries.
 The white people do not attend either the Indian schools or the Indian churches, so that those of the outlying districts get their religion and their education at home. In the matter oi education MT. Mckenzie reports thai the home system works very well. the Iohg nights of the winter causing ar enforced confinement of children thai is conducive to study. He says tha' many of them do even better thar students in the schools.
 Mir Mckenzie also reports that there is very little sickness among the white inhabitants of Alaska, and he says tha few of those who are sick will ac knowledge the fact There is no fever but some pneumonia. Most of the In dians are afflicted with tuberculosis and other diseases of civilization ar' prevalent.
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