The Cordova daily times., 1919-01-28

Afognak and Kodiak were called the garden spots of Alaska. Koliak was the first capital of Alaska, made the capital about 1776, about the time Of the beginning of the Revolutionary war Churches and schools were built there soon after that, and these people have been living quietly ana peaceably from that time to this.
 In Bancroft's History of Alaska, 1890. which is the standard history with respect to Alaska, 1t is said about these localities:
 The islands of Kodiak and Afog- nak, the garden spots of Alaska, as they are termed, enjoy more sunshine and fair weather than any portion of the territory. with the exception, per haps. of soIne favored spots of Cook inlet
 The village of St Paul, or Kodiak, contained in 1880 about 400 inhabit ants, a large proportion of whom were Creoles."
 A Creole is half Aleut and half Rus sian, or quarter blood, as the case may be. He is q mixture of Russian and Aleut The Aleuts live along the coast from the mouth of the Copper river to the westward. out to the end of the Aleutian islands. Bancroft fur thcr says:
 ''rhc village of Afognak, on the island of the same name, separated by d narrow channel from the northern shore of Kodiak island. is one of tn" most thriyinig settlements in Alaska Though mountainous. and, in some parts, thickly wooded, the cutting of timber and firewood being one oi the chief industries. il contains many spots suitable for pasture and agri culture Boat building is also profit able occupation. Many of the inhabit ants. who now muster about 35o. live in substantial frame houses, this be ing one of the few places in tho terri tory where any considerable number of dwellings other than log huts are to be found"
 That was the description of AfOg nak and here people in 1890. about thirty years ago, as contained in the standard history of the territory of Alaska. | could go on and give you more historical information about them. but it is all in this record The record in this case is very full with respect to their being church mem bcrs. with respect to Father kash"- varof and paroChial schools and the parOChial residence there, and the fact that they all belong to his church. All of them were asked if they belonged to his church. and all of them an swered in the affirmative. With that admission and it is an adrpiasjon. be- cause it is not denied anywhere, want to call your attention to their civil status.
 Great Men Among "Creoles'
 In 1867 we purchased Alaska At that time there were probable three or four thousand CreoleS living along that coast from the mouth of the Cop per river westward to Unalaska. They were Creoles. mind you. They were half.breeds. they were Quarterbreed three-Quarter breeds. and one of them | became the governor of Alaska. One of these quarter-breed Aleuts became | the governor of Alaska and another one engraved the great coast and geo detic charts of Alaska. He was a cartographer. skillful in the use of the pen. and made wonderful maps of | Alaska, and you will find them all in Tebenkof's atlas of Alaska, consist ing of thirty-nine great charts, made in 1854 They were an educated peo- pie. a fishing and fur-producing pop ulation Some arrangements had to be made by the Russian minister who
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