The Chitina leader., 1910-11-19
LET US MINE
 OUR OWN COAL
THE LEGEND OF CHITINA AND
 FLASHING LIGHT.

Come, draw your chairs nearer the fire, lads and lassies, and I'll tell you the legend of the most beautiful In- dian princess ever known in the world, called by her tribe Flashing Light.
 Flashing Light was straight as an arrow sped from the bow, slender as a young aspen, and more beau tiful than the light of the Northland for which she was named. Her step was light as the snow flake that falls with the first kiss of winter, and she was so we'll beloved by the Mighty Ones of the far Northland that they spread the hills with thick carpet of moss, green as emeralds, that her feet might not be bruised by the cruel rocks; and they sent berries to ripen on the bushes; fish to inhabit the chain of beautiful lakes, which you may see along the pass through the mountains; moose and sheep for food; bear martin and lynx for her robes-all were for the beautiful Flashing Light, and she, with her people dwelt in the lovely little val ley where we now see the town of Chitina. But in those days no lake nestled at the foot of the cliff. All was valley green with moss, and merry with the sound of happy voices.
 When Flashing Light reached the age of sixteen she was sought in marriage by three of the most pow erful princes of the Mighty Ones.
 The greatest of these was the mighty Prince Copper, an old, cruel, crafty, but very powerful prince, and he in his over-bearing way sent to demand the hand of our beautiful Flashing Light, saying he would de clare war upon her people if re- fused. Now our princess was tender hearted, and wished to save her peo- pie all the suffering war with the mighty prince would bring. She hat ed the cruel old man, too; and loved as only the young cana hand some young prince of her own tribe, called Prince Chitina, who was in no way so rich or powerful as Prince Copper, but was good and kind and a mighty hunter, one whom all the peo- pie loved and trusted and wished their dear young princess to wed.
 There was, also, third suitor, a young and well favored man called Prince Kotsina. All three loved Flashing Light and wished to make her his princess. Flashing Light lov- ed only one-the kindly Prince Chit ina.
 In her dilema Flashing Light call ed upon the Mighty Ones for aid and they, in kindness to her, and pity for her distress, made the Herald Winds to go forth end proclaim a mighty race between the thref princes.
 T1or- 4r rfn n>~f frr ., each from the far end of his king- dom and race to the sea, the winner to claim beautiful Flashing Light as the prize.
 Flashing Light, with her people, stood on the top of that high peak you see there just overlooking what is now the lake, above that rocky cliff. She hoped to see and cheer her prince on as he passed her by. Bu' the crafty old Prince Copper, know ing the young men stood a better rule the rough and rocky world of the North, to roll giant boulders and heap treacherous sands in the path of both Chitina and Kotsina; for the vanquished ones were to pay tribute to the winner to swell the inheritance of the maiden.
 As both Chitina and Kotsina were too honorable to stoop to any such amens of winning, Copper had a clear trail and raced on to the sea in a rush like the wind. Their feet, rushing over the ground with such sneed lnased the i'm nrarisoned waters