Douglas Island news., 1918-02-08


 torment of general conditions in Che Territory that this particular or eauIzatlou was called into being. Che Stroller feels that hc Is dcrelict
 u Che performance of his duties to his country it hc does not use his utmost cudcayor Co bring about bct- Ger conditions in every possible manner. For cNoumple.
 The suollcr's ouicc is located on what might be called "Thc Indian Run Way" which leads from the Indian town on thc beach Co Che business part of town. Che moving picture resorts and Che ferry loud- urs and Che result Is that ho sees so many natives that they and thoir shifIcss ways are. Go some oNtonL setting ou his nerves and he has come to Che conclusion tbat it is his duty. both as citizen and as a member of Che Territorial Cuuu- rI Of Defense. Co oudcayor Go start something that win make these pco- pie regular and steady producers in- stead of spasmodic and intermittent workers who. after lobor.ug a few weeks in Che fishing season. loaf Che remainder Of thc year with mo care Cor che morrow and no thought above temporal pleasure.
 Just how Go bring about thc de- sired reform among che native sons and daughters. taken in connection .wth living up Co Che requirements .of a Hoover pledge rarI. Is causing Che Stroller considerable loss Of what our French allies call cm hoHpo.ut Some people with whom thc mrttcr has been talked over lately adyo- cated selecting number or che mos, intelligent of Che natives ot both sexes and sending them ou a tour ol what WIG AIusiaus are pI.rf Go designate "Tho Great Outside"- sending thom Go Puyol- .up. Tumvatcr. Toppcnish OGod for bI that Che Stroller should ever live u towns with such uamcsI and other parts of Che country In order chat they might see something Of .le world and then return and act as missionaries among their own people
 The Stroller does not coincide with tb.s iIe1 Of clcyatiug the race done u bronze. Tho only ozpori- mont hc remembers of having seen tried along this Inc resulted. not only m che cukcrworm or unrest locating homestead tn Che heart of Che Indian on whom it was tried. but it served Co disrupt former serene and bl.ss,ul domestic rcIa- Iars If was this way
 For more than fifty suows Chief Isaac of tbc MooseHlde tribe or Inc Ius. living ou che romantic shore 1r hc mighty Yukon river short distance below Dawson, had lshcd land hunted. lived and loved oa free from guile as a jack pine or any other child ol che forest
 Then 10 was tbat Che white man invaded Che chIcltaiu's wicwam and s1wgd Che seeds of unrest after life Go him for moro tban helf a century had been one long glad dream
 The Northern Commercial Com nauy at that time operated a IInc of steamers between Dawson and st. Michael and Che latter place and San Francisco and some of Che uaw- .ru representatives of Che company conceived Che idea that 10 would be . u graceful thing Go send che old Inc ! |dau chief Co san Francisco on a sightseeing trip. 10 was thua ,hey Won him from his wildwood home
 They lurcd him from his tent. And slightiugly they spoke Of
 scenes
 Whcrc his ulc had been spent
 The invitation from Che big trans portauou company Co Che Indian chieftain was not accepted without considerable delibcration. The tribal council was convened. pow-wows were held. Incense was burned. ashes were scattered Co the winds Of heaven. but Che invitation was at length accepted and it was de- cided that Isaac would invade che unknown realm of the pale face.
 Tho Stroller wcll remembers Che evening Che old chief left Dawcon for st. Michael on the big steamer Hannah. from which black smoke belchcd forth from her twin tur- nels iD a manner that made former residents Of PIeburr. Pennsylvania. homos.ck. An Che Indians of the MoosehiJo tribe from tho Kluckiug ! |saec Hon. aged 127 years. down to Suck Thumb. aged four days. were 9t thc dock Go bid their chicltaln l k .e hu la-bon voyage.
 As Che big steamer backed out into thc current from the wharf Chief Isaac stood rcsplendcut on her Upper dcck, clothed in oraugc-colorod buckskin and with eagle feathers in his hat. and waved a proud fare we'll Co his people. When Che steamer had passed from sight be low che garbage dump. the populo- LlL....-..l AI..n.nlIln lllrrnI aIn,rIu lrnn