Douglas Island news., 1920-10-22

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 By thH timo Che old man had bee como quito mlkativo. but Che Sore Eyed slgchon. who had been Jerking rabbits just outside tho tent, heard a suspicious eurgliug and bursting into thc tcnl turned loose on thc Stroller with "H kuk ga ot kkk ..ccm da yo ia awo malamutc Cho next umc you come here and get tbo old man drunk ru set Che dogs on you)"
 Later Che sroncr verified what Kowakodada had told him by what a probably Che most pnique and his- ioric volume Go be found on thc North American continent It is known as thc Boss Family Book and contains n is birch bark pages a complete record of Che do.ugs. not only Of Che Lobargc tribe of Indians but Of their uo0ehbor and of weather conditions since Che year 1900. Inc .Ilouauy Che Stroller is Che only WhIto man who has access to thIs remarkable book and is thc only white man living who can read and translate iu pages and records.
 Casual scrutiny Of the famous Boa Family Book not only verified what Kowakadada had stated cone corning river conditions more than one hundred years before and since. but also eavc many mentions of ex- rcmo low water cycn prior Co the nowlcdec of thc old man. Among other records were thc folowIns
 Page al. year l247.-No water .n r.yor. dsh an die; no moose u hills. mo rabbits no nothing. hardly that Weather very cold. heap shiver iu October. blue snow hc come iu No ycmbcr Everybody cold Fat
 ouaws who have been n Che discard tor years now popular
 Parc Sf. year 1U2. Woe is us. No rain n summer no berries mo water In river No balm in Cuoad. no eats m country Much domestic Iseord Bad smell permeates vile aeo phow
 Page l07 year l558. Gauut fam- inc stalks and ghosts of our fore fathers yisit us at night and mock us No water no fish, H.yu rab- bHa hut very poor One buck hc got moose and squawa al make eyes at him. Heap much scandal
 Page l32. year 1G11- Cold sum- mcr followed by hard winter Water .o low m river fsh wcar out buck- ue rocks Duh In matrimonial eir-
 .cs Bucks ro huutue sluaws no .aro tbcy never come back Wood IeE Wu8am he stay homo and much
 vague whispering results Wood- lick not liked by other bucks
 Page ff7. yc1r 1700 Cold wind blow aI Juno. ice n Iuly sleep 'cm
 Irc in August Everybody wcar ra.ry side in. uo sap n either tree or tribe Bad outlook for winter Everybody wear rrouch es-pe-cl- al-y sluaw
 Page l9g. yoar l7S7.- Ground no tbav aI summon Owing to grouse eggs freezing on side next ground, only top Of cres hatch; grouse an Ic.ormcI and fly crooked. making lem hard to eet No water iu river. uo Gsh Young Quaws leary about taking bucks Go support Social 'Ic much d.sorrmIzod and general bad
 smell su-fi-cient unto Che day Is Inc cyI thereof Woueh
 One ycar atcr Another lean ycar Children an die ot mango cN- ecnt one boy named Kowakadada. who .s eight years old
 The last item from One birch bark hook uos eIvon by thc Stroller for the purpose of establishing Che statement and verifying Che word Of his old friend wi.b whol be cone Iuctcl Che Interview given m Che preceding portion of this article.
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 Tho Stroller very much fears that the carly closing ot navigation oH tbo Yukon river may prove Q great disappointment to one of his friends.
 The sourcst of An Coughs at Daw- son. and Go whom Che Stroller had uat sent by registered mail a can of green paint for uso on Che grave oi LimpIn' Grouse. as Che latter fears tbe steamer on which Che cons.gn- meut is being carried down Che river H straudcd on a bar Nearly 20
 uu aco thc Stroller obligated hIm-
 e.I t1 rurply Che sourcst of Coughs win n rau of rroeu paint cach mu