The Alaska daily empire., 1919-01-08

III tuC ICtCUl liNiiibCi oi hN NA sovian, published by tie Natives at the Sheldon Jackson School at Sttka is a fine halftone cut of Alexander Baranoff and an article about him by one of the pupils. Regarding the cut, The Versovian editorially says:
 "The reproduction shown on our first page is from a photograph by Mir E. W. Merrill, of an oil painting, which is in the possession of the Bishop of Alaska of the Russian Greek Orthodox Church. Tradition says that it is an excellent likeness of Baranoff the first Governor of Alaska The article about Baranofl was written by one of our pupils whose name appears at the end Of it."
 The article follows:
 Alexander Baranoff was born in Eastern Russia in 1747.
 At an early age he went to work for a merchant until he had some business of his own. But for this work he found himself very unsuit- ed. So he went to Siberia and took up work in glass factory, but soon tired of this and set out for the Eastern country With some liquor and some goods. He did very well until two of his men were captured. After this, he was sent to Kodiak by Shilikof as an agent. He was to carry on fur trading and keep other companies out.
 Now, Baranoff knew that they were not getting enough fur from the West. He had heard Nhat there were more seal and sea-otter farther East, so he decided to go and make set clement near Sitka.
 He and his men had many troubles coming to make their settlement. He lost a great many Of his men, but finally came to Old Sitka. A crowd of Natives stood on the shore and watched the newcomers. One of the men told Baranoff about the American ship anchored short dis tance away, and that the captain had purchased many skins. Baranoff told the Natives that. he was sent by the Empress of Russia, who was , lord of that country, to establish a settlement for fur trading, and he asked for piece of land on which to build houses.
 After the Russians had made friends with the Natives, they left Sitka and only the ones that were not able to wora kept watch on the fort which they built during that time. The Natives were not very much pleased with the way the Rus sians were coming and taking pos session of their land, so they went to work to drive them out. They had some help from the Stikine River Natives. There were many Natives and few Russians, and the Native soon took possession of the fort.
 One of the men tells abolt the battle with the Natives. One day when he went up the river to look after their calves, he noticed the Natives They had surrounded the and some were climbing up over the balcony to the roof with guns. The Chief was standing out side the house and was giving com mand. and shouting to those who were in canoes. In answer to his shouts. sixty-two canoes came from behind the rocks and the Natives had a battle with the Russians. Two of the Russians finally found their way to vessel which carried the news to Baranoff at Kodiak.
 After hearing of the battle with the Natives, Baranoff sailed East on the 18th. of August, 1904. and on the twentieth of the same month he entered Sitka Sound. He found the Natives were about six miles away on a bluff After trying to make peace. on October first Baran- off gave orders to fire on the fort Five days later the Natives left secretly. Baranoff then built cas- tie on the bluff by the bay on which Sitka is located today.
 We are told that this was truly palace. Baranoff's furniture was very valuable; his library was re-