NATIVE TELLS
OF “THE WAY
LAND BEGIN”
Paul L. Schwartz, U. S. Govern
ment school teacher, sends us an ac
count of “The Way Land Begin” as
told by Estaco Ewan, a Native, of
Copper Center. It is a verbatim re
cord from the most intelligent Cop
per River Indian, which will no douDt
be read with much interest and
follows:
* * THE WAY LAND BEGIN
Once upon a time there was Raven
and the Swan. The Raven likes to
marry Swan woman. The swan woman
has father and mother and brothers.
And when Fall comes, the swan are
ready to go down south. And they
have to cross big ocean without rest.
The swan have stronger wing than
raven. The raven likes to marry off
bad and he have to go with them. The
swan said to raven. “I don’t think
you can make that far without rest.”
The raven made believe that he could
make it easy. So they started alto
gether.
Many days they fly across the ocean
without see any land. The raven got
so tired that he can’t fly any more.
He jump on the others back. Finally
he jump on the one he like to marry;
^and she got angry and throw' him
down into the ocean. On his way
he falling, he wished for some stick
to com)? up before him. So the stick
come up. He jump on that and he
wished for some one to come to him.
At last he saw' beaver come along
with mud, and he sid to him, “I wish
you could come and help me in here.”
He showed that he is pretty kind; so
beaver come. And he tell him to bring
lip mud from the bottom of ocean.
So beaver start the work.
Him and beaver worked for long
time. They make little piece of land
on that littley stick. Raven thought
he got enough to rest on, so he kill
the beaver and took the strongest
bone out of him, and braced it to the
land from the bottom of the ocean.
And that what hold the land steady
and hard, and he went to sleep, and
early the next morning he woke up
and saw some one sleeping alongside
of him.
He thought that was some stranger
♦ and he try to throw him into the
ocean. And wherever he throw him,
*the land stretch out under him. And
he do that so on. and he made big
land.
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NOTICE OF GENERAL MUNICIPAL
ELECTION
Notice is hereby given that on Tues
day, April 6, a general municipal elec
tion will be held in the town of Cor
dova, Alaska, in the council chambers
of the Town Hall on Second street, in i
said town. *
Polls will open at S o’clock a. m.
Polls will close at 7 o’clock p. m.
The qualifications of electors for
councilman, mayor, town clerk and
town treasurer are as follows:
He or she shall be a citizen of the
United States, 21 years of age - or
over, who has resided continuously
one year next preceding the election
in the Territory of Alaska and six
months continuously next preceding
the election in the town of Cordova,
Alaska, and who has registered in ac
cordance with the requirements of Or
dinance No. 17 of the Town of Cor
dova, Alaska, entitled “An ordinance
for the registration of the legal elec
tors in the town of Cordova, Alaska.”
The qualifications of voters for mem
bers of the school board «for
Cordova school district shall be
as follows: All adults, male and
female, who are citizens of the
United States, bona fide residents of
the Territory of Alaska for one year
or more, and of the Town of Cordova
for at least six months immediately
preceding the date of election.
The offices to be filled at said elec
tion are:
A mayor to serve one year.
Four councilmen—three to serve for
two years, one to serve for one year
to fill the unexpired term of Council
man Sapiro.
A town treasurer to serve one year.
A town clerk to serve one year.
A treasurer for the Cordova school
district to serve three years.
K. G. ROBINSON,
Town Clerk.
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