Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-02-13

Lake Chester, a short distance milan,
and at an elevation Of $50 feet abuN
| the sea.
! The most conspicuous building in tn
town is Il great white frame structur
with two towers. This is the Westmin
ster Abbey of Metlakahtla. II is Fa
Their Duncun'S church and was bull
by the Indians at Il cost of $4,000. l
I is the largest church in Alaska. anc
will comfortably seat 500 people.
ON the left Of the church is the gov
ernmcnt school recently erected by TIL,
United states. and still farther ava,
| is Father Duncan's guest house, hi:
office. his school and the great stor,
which he built TO supply the needs o1
the people.
RICH, at the dock is salmon can.
merry whirh has at times been 81 yer,
about 100000 cans of salmon pei
annui. and connected with it is "A box
making establishment where are made
the 20,0 eases or boxes used for ship.
ping the fish. At times as many as
! ZOO salmon have been handled in 4
single day. and altogether great
many million cans have been shipped
to the markets.
one of tn. striking buildings of the
new Metlakahtla is the library and
Jail. This is painted In the colors OF
The American flag.
The first story is bright red; IL is
the Jail The second story Is snow
white; lit is the library. The cupola on
the top is bright blue.
HOMES or TIE PEOPLE
ALI. BUILT by INDIANS
Close to the beach and running back
from ii toward these public buildings
are the homes Of the people. They are
several hundred in number. and they
were all built by the Indians and with
money which they have earned in con
ncction with Father Duncan. The
houses are cottages of one and two
stories. They have glass windows
porches and comfortable surroundings.
Each has lot about eighty feet front
and ninety feet deep, and each faces
upon one of the wide boa rdwalks that
form the highways and streets of the
settlement. Each house has it's garden
some have patches OF potatoes others
have flowers of various colors. wher-
ever there Is an uncultivated spot sal
monterey and elderberry bushes and
fire weed have grown 10 the height OF
your waist. The whole country about
Is clad In perennial green
Landing. | walked from the wharf
over the long BOARDWALK to the Office
Of Father Duncan. He has one build .
ing which is his combined study and
'''''tt' II ID one OF lNG D!tlDeSt OF N -
whole settlement. and is small In com
pa-ison "ith the twelve-room guest
house nearby. which he has put up for
nose who com. TO see him and his
HocH. knocked on the door, and a
moment later Father Duncan stood be
fore me.
had expected 10 meet giant with a
:SIfe and face that might have re-
called Abraham or Moses. Instead
saw short, stocky. roughly clad little
Ole man. Father Duncan is of less
than medium height and he weighs
not more than $50 pounds. He has {
large head, bit bald al the crown.
ort beyond that thatched with silver
white a.!- His face is IS rosy d s that
o: ne winter, and his eyes are a s blue
Is the skies that cover his island lie
has a heavy white beard. and his face
IS = heaet!ct!on. HIS eyes radiate kind
Illness. and was Impressed with his
sincerity and his honesty. As I look
ea a. hin! could not realize tina, ne
"as e!Ehty-four years OF age. and when
re spoke his voice was like that or ?
man n his prime.
Our H-st talk was about the Indians
as ne FOUND them when he came to
British Columbia The old mans eyes
flashed az ne told OF his hgh,s x!,h
tae otnce-s OF the Hudson's Bay Com.
2a:y, and they gre" sad Is ne spoke
% The savageE l asked MIN whether
when Re found them. and whether he
had actually. seen them eating eac!.
other. lie replied tina, ne had seen a
woman killed, and had .een the saw
ageg ealing a boy who had died or the
beach That vas almost sixty yeas
ago He tells me that many o. the
tribes along the co.s, u British Co
ana tha, there we're Other cannibais
north and south Of the Ts.!npzean
among whom he ~orket Some Of The
tribes wera more addicted 10 The eat
Ing OF human a.sh than otheys cznn,-
oaNsm vas part II their religion,
and was connected with rs rit.s u.
their medicine men
BANDS LED ny BRAVES
AND ROWLING HORaIRLS J
tpon my asking him aA % ,a~ :ao-
pie ne had Aecn es,en. ne his, c,,.1
above. lie said:
i had heard Of The caunlbal!s,r. an
one day an officer q the for, ra-. !,,c
my house and told me tn. Indiana
"ere about - Ill! one Of .a.ir ~o.nerI
lie warned me 20 keep IN ana .s.t
that would surely be k!ll@G {. At
tempted 20 interfere. 4 ,nnire;. lar
't''SN'''' i'"'R ] IHlA"N IN ana tdly ma
The woman had alrsaty been 1ilie.
We Went out 70 The bench Hhcre ~.
CROW! o! Indians ~.s Ya"y w.re Of.
'ldcd into t"o ta'iE. "acr !ed ny :
! brave who "as ztarS uak.G III! n.r.
howiinR horfibly. Th.+ nnG >,l!.6 .
woman and cut her In hali and eaeh
, Of the mud. Indian I.adcrg uas cs,.,
/ ing his half OF the woman In sis
teeth. As Ne cam" ~ N. banGr set,s.
I rated and each gathered aroma y;
leader Tn"y "ere 10 cfondeG ,ay.,f.,
that could not see They .at DUN +.
w" great lunches on the sand I'M,
they got up not It ves'igs n ,he y,gr,s,
"as To he seen. what bc,afne II II.
flesh do not know, bu, wss ,.ic il
was eaten. and ,hat all had engay.c i,
the feast"
DO you mean 10 Say that they at.
the flesh without copk!n2 rr'
Yes, they muHt have eaten ], fay,
'or, as ! say. the woman disnpr..,.t
lhey may have buried Ia. hnr.. 4,
the sand doubt. hoHcv.r. uh.,b.
me flesh agreed with them. faf ~. O.,
hcers Of the Hud.on'r BAY c,mr.r.
iott r-hy told me that /, ua, N.