Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-12-03

camps near the white settlements. and
one secs their salmon wheels along the
banks Of tho rivers. with tho nsh dry
ihR racks nearby. The Indians use
fish wheels To catch the winter SUNNY
or salmon for themselves and thrir
dogs The wheels arc so made TINT
J they arc turned by the current They
nave great nets attached Ia them. into
winch the fish swim aud arc carried
! up mt" the air and dropped into u box.
VIM" the Indians sit or III" bank and
smoke AT thcir leisure. Every few
hours tho fish arc taken out uf the
boxes. They arc cleaned by the .uuaws
ana hung ON the racks In tho sun To
dry. They arc then tukcn home and
lhid away in the cache. or high shed
upon poles that stands beside each
Indian home. This is TO keep them
away from the dogs and wild animals.
Tho cache is reached by a ladder. and
the fish IRE brought down as needed
hTIIAPASCASS LIVE
IN SUBSTANTIAL CABINS
have been Interested i'm the homes
of tho Athapascans. They live in sub
stantial log cabins. and nuny OF their
houses have frame doors and glass
7 windows. Some of these Indian. are
now planting gardens. and not a few
us" cook stoves and other furniture
Ike that Of the whites The most of
them have bocom" Christians, although
| they retain many Of their old super
stitions and customs. The government
has established public schools i'm all
OF the large villages. and the Younger
generation is learning to speak Eng
liSh.
The Indians admire The whites and
l
Try 10 initiate them. They arc now
dressing much the same. except that
they delight in bright coiors. During
ms trip We have had Il number of IN
dian men and women with us ON Tho
tourist steamers. The Indians watch
the whites aud try To do as they do
inc other day young squaw sat down
at the table opposite two trayciin,
statesmen from Seattle AS tho moal
went on they noticed that tho girls
orders were the same as their own
enc was pretending to study the menu
out they concluded that she could not
rcao' ana that this was her first OK
pcFience with the white mans victuals
Thcreupon. one OF them ordered for
dessert slice OF custard MIC ANA
~inked AT his friend to do the same
Ihc squaw In her turn gave - similar
order. When the pie came ono of ;bo
travelling men seized the catsuD hottie
anu Sorihk!cd liberal allowance of
iot tomato sauce over his pie Ills
iichH followed suit. and then showed
'"c calSup across the table to the
coDpcr-sk;nned girl She did tho same
"ni! more so The mon then DELAYED
their eating TO watch tho agony ar
the indnn. The fair suuaw. howevor
neroica!ly finished her rie withou,
winking. and as far as any one could
see the joke was on them
During my travels in southeastern
Aiaska saw many OF the ThIinpi,s
ihese Indians are :ound on the coas,
ana IN the islands OF the panhandle
ana their settlements extend as far
horth as Prince William Sound They
are the indians most known to the
touTists. ana their totem poles or ,ri-
ral cnlb!ems and coats of-arms are
sun 10 be seen in many of the VIII
iaSes' although they are gradually dis
appearing with the march of civiliza
ZION. The Thlingit villages are ALWAYS
punt near the shore. Ninc-tenths Of
thelr support comes from fishing, and
they like TO live right on the beach
Nearly every family has It's boats. and
some own gasoline launches The
houses are usually scattered through
out the town, without regard 10 any
hNcd plan. II Is only lately that any
OF them have had gardens about them
In the past the buildings were made
VI ruGo slabs and bark thrown together
over pole racters. None OF the houses
ha" q chimney or window and the
smoke passed out through a hole in
the roof. Now. the most of them are
frame. with windows and chmneys.
some OF them are ceilcd. and gone arc
r'pered and painted. They have shin
s1cd roofs and arc comfortable homes
i!tc Indians have become good carpcn-