THE
MIDNIGHT SUN
A. N. EVAXH, EDITOB.
Published • monthly
at
Cape Pri.ice of Wales,
Alaska.
4
FIRST WHITE
; MAN
IN NORTH WEST ALASKA
BY MEELIOZKOOK
When I w»a about eight years old
I went to Port Clarence with my fath
er, who was on a trading trip with
his friends, and while there I saw the
first whits man in north west Alaska. j
The natives oalled him “Moho”.
My father had seen Moho at Kotze.
bue Sound-, where hs had gone trad
ing before tnis. Moho hod leaf and
olncV. tobacco,which were highly priz
ed by the natives. Moho. .had-the
find rifles.the native*'ever saw.
'Sot;;.- ( * ■ ' . out hot Oft?
. • ■ mur. rt fi<!
' . M ! had told .
nnch ul*fuit Moho that wo were
i nnxion.i to see him, and when we
came into his presinco waro very bash
ful. Moho mad* a trip from Kotzebue
Sound to Port Clarence In a ship, and
oiij trip botwoen these poima through ,
the intorior, with » Oog Uam.. Two of
tho whit© men who accompanied him
pu this trip were lost and gave the nnt
ires a double bairoled gun to guide
them buck to Kotzebue. All tho natives !
liked Moho because he was ready to
trade for auything und never sent nat
ives away empty nandod. He guv <
them food to eot and toa to drink.
Ac first the natives did not know how
to uao ita. One man was given some in
trade and after bringing It home put it
in'tho cache. Part of it was npoiled by
the dampness and the test cooked, the
water poured off »ud oil put on the
loaves. This was oaten foP’greons’
and considered a delicacy. The first
gan brought in to tho village was a C’ur
iosity. When it waa shot off the ja
tivoe would ehnt their ears, and the
\-kga howl with fright. Tho first gim
, belonged to the grcxt-giandfather ef
A‘dgr.c role’s wife. Once or twice lwe
da^r wore klllod at one shot.
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THE DEERING
ESKIMOS
[Continued from Firat Page.]
eeveu igloa facing a street on the north.
Some of houses are already parti y
lined with ohoeso cloth or calico, that
makes theca look much cleaner.
\VehopeIna few more years that
there will ba greater Improvement in
these two Important linen. As the Es
kimos learn more about tLo all wise
creator,to whom they try to be faithful,
we believe their knowledge will in
crease^ thovital things of life
LOCALS
Two good aid comfortable buildings
are nearly c*mpleted at Bhiekmarof,
for teacher’.* residence and sohool.
They are on an island overlooking
the lagoon. Tao buildings will be com
pleted during the next month. The
carpenter, Olfon, will then go to Pi.
Hop* to finish the building there.
The Shishmaref reindeer herd is la
excellent oor.dltiou. The deer ar® fat
and sleek. Thf country around 8hish>
maref la covered with fine moss.
Two whito men, Duncan and Thomp
son are wintering at Shishmaref this
year. They have a sixty ton schooner
there. I
An abandoned camp won found by
Sokweona one and a half miles from..
or tnoTiugust rv. it prob
ably belongs to two prof peotors who
were in that neighborhood.
There hasboealtwo narrow o*cap#a
for .the natives tins sea-on. On Thankrj-!
giving day Or.goosruk, a seventeen
years old boy, van huntin'? on the floe
led. Ho was c»rr<® i out in the st ait,■
and was brought a shore by Ahctok
eaver.il mites north, !*to ihst night. .
Another native was rescued in a
kayak.
DIOME])ES NATIVES
[Continued f.om Fimt Page.]
that some ono bo coat overdo them 'o
stay with them as a ‘-governor” and
wh:n they found no one could bn e
curod cover al of them decided to wi t
er elsewhere fearing the same con/L
lions this rioter.Several etaye I at the
‘Capo” and nr*me went to h«fcl C-ip*.
Tneie are about 181 natives, on the
two giv ups:86 on the Little Dirverbi;*!
and 08 oc the ill*? Diorn :de,-;. If the !
natives cou.d be indiv od to Jee-.r the j
aland tbd prcllvm would bo sd \>d !
but they hive bee. there As for bad |
as any of thorn ctii.nm ’mhee. They j
h*vo ft good hunting ground, brtl- r
In some FCf.peai-j than fchemaialand
Tho peo-pie *,ro rfcm end bawly
and well worth doing loathing for
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