Lajxd Bdyop t, I'he sunset
Described By Halverson
Olaf Halverson, former Kodiak
High School principal and teacher
from 1939 to 1945, sends in the
following description of a recent
trip made by him to the St Lawr
ence Islands.
“ A land beyond the golden sun
set of Nome is a land which holds
promise for tomorrow because,
from its vantage point, one can
live in today but look into tomor
row.
“One may wonder how a person
can live in today but look into the
future of tomorrow. The explana
tion is that this land is so close
to the International Date Line
that one can look unto a coast
line in a foreign land, Siberia,
which has an advanced date of one
day.
"The land beyond the golden sun
set is a large island lyisg two
hundred miles southwest of Nome
called St. Lawrence Island. From
a geological standpoint, it is a
remnant of a land bridge which
connected North America with
Asia. For this reason it is an Is
land of tremendous scientific im
portance in that it is in a connect
ing link between the East and the
West. It is a paradise for anthro
pologists and archeologists who
are seeking knowledge of prehis
toric times. Old cemeteries have
been treasure houses for great
scientists.”
Halverson then goes on to de
scribe the trip made last month,
when he and a group flew over
King Island and landed at Gam
bell on St. Lawrence Island, a vil
lage located in the extreme north
east corner of the island.
He attended Church services,
which he pronounced excellent,
and the Church filled to overflow
ing. His impressions of the people
and life on this remote Alaskan
Island follow:
“The Eskimos on St. Lawrence
live a life of hunting and fishing.
A very impressive sight along the
beach are the numerous skin
boats lying horizontally and in an
inverted position on five foot
poles. Row upon row of these
boats reveal a sea faring occupa
tion of the inhabitants. Fish racks,
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ed hig.. ^.>ove the ground making
them inaccessible to the sled dogs
are filii.il with meat drynig in the '
sun. An abundant harvest of meat
from the sea is reflected in the
happy faces of all the Eskimos.
“Large dogteams resting on the
ground indicate a busy activity
during the winter months. They
too are well fed from an abundant
food supply.
“The homes of the Eskimos are
well built because strong, cold
winds demand strong protection
against them. Extremely unique
is the special construction of the
houses against the prevailing
winds. On the windy side, the two
corners of the house are cut off at
a forty-five degress slant so that
the wall has the shape of an isos
celes trapezoid. This ingenious
construction lessens the perpen
dicular impact of the wind by two
thirds. The principle is that of a
blunt wedge section on the windy
side thereby diverting the wind
to either side like the bow of a
boat which diverts the water.
“After being entertained by the
Eskimos at the school house and
hiking about the village taking
numerous pictures, we returned
to Nome hoping to visit this land
beyond our golden sunset again.
The frendliness of the villagers
demands such a return some day.”
TREES SENT TO SANDPOINT
ARRIVE IN GOOD CONDITION
Many will be interested to learn
the trees sent to Sand Point, Al
aska by the Boy Scouts in May,
arrived there in good condition,
and according to a letter received
by Paul Stover, are now planted
and being enjoyed by the resi
dents. The letter from Mrs.
Blanche Marshall, school teacher
at the village, is as follows:
Dear Mr. Stover and Boy Scouts,
We are indeed grateful to each
one of you for your part in send
ing the twenty-four trees received
on the last mail boat. The trees
arrived in excellent condition.
Some were planted around the
school and the rest were planted
by the various homes around the
village. People visiting our vil
lage have glready commented on
the beauty of these trees.
We will let you know how the
trees are doing. Evryone here is
interested in this project and
those who didn't plant trees this
time have asked to be included
next time.
Thank you again.
Sincerely yours,
Blanche E. Marshall
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The Kodiak Russian Orthodox
Club is sponsoring a luncheon and
dinner to be held today, June 16
from 11:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. in the
basement of the Russian Church.
Russian dishes are the main fea
ture on the menu.
Proceeds from the event will be
used in the building of a new par
sonage. Plans are now being form
ulated for a new Club building.
A suitable location has not been
decided on as yet. Part of the
funds raised will be used for Club
purposes.
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