Sees Many People
On Karluk Trip
(Ed. note: We publish herewith
an account by Eudora Preston,
Kodiak resident, of a visit to Kar
luk, one of Kodiak Island’s oldest
settlements. The Karluk River
nearby was famous as one of the
world’s greatest salmon spawning
streams. But we will let Mrs. Pres
ton tell you in her own words more
about this historic village and
some of the people in it.)
By Eudora Preston
What a sight as we approached
the village, flying aboard a Kodiak
Airways plane on Friday, July 1.
A narrow spit about three-fourths
of a mile long and the enclosed
lagoon at the mouth of the river
forms the site of the village. Kar
luk was a sizable Aleut village at
the time it was “discovered” by
the explorer Lisianski in 1805. The
native name comes down to us
from the Russian. At one time the
spit was covered with many can
neries. In 1888, the Alaska Packers
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supplied the material for building
the Russian Orthodox Church that
still stands on a rising hill over
looking the village and out across
Shelikof Strait. In stormy weather,
fishermen told me, the church is
their first sight of the village and
a welcome one for all.
I was the house guest of Freda
and Gust Reft and their family.
Freda and Jacob Lektonin Sr. wel
comed me at the Reft dock. The
delightful aroma of fresh bread
greeted me as I walked into the
spacious home, in time for tea.
Fedosia Lektonin, Jacob’s wife,
came in to meet me and share our
hot bread, Gust’s wonderful smok
ed salmon and tea. Mrs. Lektonin
is an interesting person and spent
much of her time telling me of the
old days in Afognak and Kodiak
when she was a girl. She came to
Karluk as a bride in 1908 from
Afognak, where Jacob had rowed
to marry her. Storms prevailed
and it took him 10 days, the return
but three. It is no mystery how
Jacob fell in love with her. I shall
always consider it my great privi
lege to have known her.
Fred Antonson, who had arrived
with me. dropped in to tell us he
was back for a few days from Lar
sen Bay. He wanted to get the
house ready for his wife, Tena,
who was returning with the new
baby boy, 3 year old son and 2 year
old daughter. Alex Brown and
Alexander Lektonin came in with
Gust for a delightful dinner of
fresh halibut and bass. During the
evening, teen-agers gathered, as
several had recently arrived home
from Mt. Edgecumbe, and the Refts
have two attractive daughters, Dee
dee and June. Eli Malutin, a very
good village barber, set up shop
in the kitchen. Eli graduated this
year from Mt. Edgecumbe and
plans to go to Haskell College near
Kansas City this fall. David Wa
selie and Susan arrived with Alec
Panameroff, who had just return
ed from his 3rd year at Mt. Edge
cumbe. Alexander Lektonin, local
ly called “Ta-ta” took us old folks
for a moonlight ride down the
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Located on Shelikoff
near Cope St.
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lagoon to do some visiting. Renew- dy,
ed acquaintanceship with Bill Har
who is stream watching and
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