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Seward’s Folly
Mariane Wills
Alaska was discovered by
Bering and Chirikof in July, 1741.
The first settlement was Three
Saints Bay on Kodiak Island.
Later in 1801 the Russian Cap
itol, Sitka, was established.
Then for many years Alaska was
explored by different countries.
Finally on March dO, 18b7 we
signed a treaty with Russia tor
the purchase of Alaska. We pay
ed $7,200,000 for it, about two
cents ail acre.
People everywhere scorned
the purchase, calling it “Sew
ard’s Icebox” and “Sewaid’s
Folly.” They couldn’t see what
good a cold, desolate, barren
land without any natural resour
ces whatever, could be
Now- they understand after
Alaska has paid its price many
times over from its natural i es
ou roes.
Its minerals, furs, fish, rein
deor and other industries help to
pay this price each year.
It can hold thousands of
people yet. Sometime in later
years it may be a state It has
schools, railroads, and even a few
aeroplanes. V* ho can say it was
folly to purchase this country?
Why nobody can.
Match 30ih has been set as
ide as a holiday, and is called
‘ Seward’s Day.”
An Indian Sdiry
Louise Ahrens
The Indians roamed all over
North America two hundred and
fifty years ago Their skin is red,
their hair is long, black and
straight.
When they want food, they
go and shoot wild animals, or
pick berries, or if they don’t
travel, they raise corn.
Their houses are made of
skins of wild animals.
An Indian boy does not go
to the kind of school that we go
to, but instead he goes ont in
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the loiest and sees if he can
find any new .birds. When he
comes home in the evenings, his
uncle questions him. He lias to
be catefu! to make as little noise
as a cat. or the enemy will hear
him. While he was still a little
boy, his uncle gave war whoops
over bis head, while he was still
fast asleep. Sometimes he would
shoot off his gun just outside
the tepee, and at the same time
giving bloodcurdling ;\ells. lie
expected the boy to leap up with
out fear grasp his bow and arr
ows, or his knife, and give a
shrill whoop in reply. When he:
was sleepy or startled, his uncle I
would laugh at him and say, j
•‘You will novel' make a worrier, j
He used to send him of! after
water, after dark, when they j
camped in a strange place.
One day his uncle told him j
how to drive wild animals away.
He said, “Take a sharp pointed
pole for a spear, then run at it
with the sdiarp end. No wild
uea-vl will face mis unless he is
already cornered and wounded?
Then he taught him how to
shoot with a bow and arrows.
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YUKON HOSPITAL
WILL UE HEADY
RIVE LI OPENING
SEATTLE,—Gov. George A.
Parks of Alaska is planning for
an Alaska exhibit at the Sesqui
centennial Exposition at Philadel
phia, June 1 to Decemder 1, and
said that space would be alloted
Copper River
and Northwestern Railway
THROUGH SERVICE TO CORDOVA TWICE WEEKLY
F. A. HANSEN Supt. 0. F. PUGH. Agent
Kennecott Laundry
xVlcA.. artIiy Agent
S. Wold
Alaska House
KENNECOTT ALASKA
‘Hue; McCaPiiW Club”
On Second Street
CARD TABLES
C IGA RETT 1 S, CIGARS
TOBACCO and SOFT DRINKS
Neat—Clean—Newly Furnished — Rooms
For All Guests. Charley Chong Prop
Pestims Cabas' Store
LA RGE ASSORTMENT OF
CANDIES SOFT DRIES CIGARS
CIGARETTES and TOBACCOS
Jack Schultz - - Proprietor
from the various government
departments of Alaska an i that
the general appropriation for the
government exhibits will finance
the installation.
Parks said: “We are going
to fare reasonably well at the
hands of congress. I believe the
Alaska Railroad will get the app
ropriation of $1,700,000 safely.
We will also get $1,000,00 for the
Alaska Road Commission
In regard to the floating
hospital, Governor Parks ann
ounced the hospital which will
carry a physician and two nurses
will be put in service this year
on the Yukon river, and its trib.
utaries, and will serve 5000 nat
ives and wdiites. He said, “throu.
ghout the entire district they
have only two doctors and three
nurses and when an epidemic
occurs, it takes days and some.
times weeks to get medical ass
istance. Most of the natives live
along the river so a hospital of
this kind will be able to reach
practically all the camps. The
medical staff will make a sanit
ary survey and instruct natives
how to care for themselves.”
He said the monev will be
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available soon and that the first
voyage will be at the opening
of navigation.
He Could Read. —“You big
bonehead,” shouted the construe
tion superintendent to his Swede
foreman, ‘‘I told you to fire that
man and you hit him with an
ax!”
“Veil, Boss, dose ax, she
have sign, ‘For Fire Only!”’