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THE CHILKOOT POST
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November 23_, 1923 _ _No* . 4-7
DOCTOR S. HALL YOUNG, VETERAN AhnblUN MISSIONARY AND EXPLO’USR, ADDRESSES POST:
Members of this command enjoyed this vsek two infomal addresses on Alaska
and Alaskan experiences by Dr. S. Hall Young of Juneau, head of mission work
of the Presbyterian church in Alaska, the fiist/ at Company E 'i\ie3day evening,
v/hen the doctor was guest of the company at di.nner, and the second Thursday
evening when the veteran Alaskan addressed the officers and their families at
the Officers’ Club*
At the Company E dinner, at which Major FJ1.Maddox and Rev# Mr. Bromley
were also guests, Doctor Young recounted his experiences in gold rush days and
told many amusing incidents oi the way tourists '/ere deservedly victimized by
the sourdough shop keepers. The manner in which a woman tourist purchased a
dried prune, which she found on a store counter, for 75$i after being told it
was a rare ’’sea-egg" brought a lie arty laugh when told in Dr# Young’s manner*
At the Officers’ club, Dr# Young told how a beverage, popular in some cir
c3.es, derived its now nation-wide name# "Hutz i3 the native word for brown
bear, and ,:noo" means icrt. Certain natives had a stockade on an island which
they called ’Hutz-noo”, and these natives were knovm as the ’Hoochinoos' from
that* They learned to make rum from melasses, and although X do not wish to
be offensive, it was the soldi ars who taught them to do so* Ihis home product
became known as ’Hooch:noo: cr hooch,’*
Dr. Young went on to tell how iuoso Hoochinoo natives murdered four members
of his native congregation before his eyes. The chief, who had offered all his
possessions as a peace offering, was shot between the eyes while Dr. Young had
his hand on the Native’s shoulder. This law3 essness, according to Dr. Young,
was a direct result of the withdrawal of the troops from Alaska in 1877, and
consequent lack of any semblance of law enforcement.
Dr. Young proceeded to describe the present condition of the natives, es
pecially those who d.ive in native communities not associated with whites, as
highly civilized, more so than any other people who had been in contact with
civilization such a‘ short time. Among the factors making this possible, he
stated, was the fact that under primitive customs, the local tribes held women
in hi^ii respect., inheriting throu^i the maternal line; and, secondly, the abun
dance of natural resources, especially food, in southeastern Alaska.
basketball dance huge success, financially AND SOCIALLY:
vVith the largest erod’d from S]:ag*/ay which has attended a post dance within
the memory of any now an duty hare, the Basketball Benefit Dance given last
Saturday evening in the A.B» Hail at liaine s, was not only a nost enjoyable party
but cleared *102 which will be devoted to paying the rent on the hall for the
basketball team and to the purchase of basketball equipment.
Much of the success of the party was due to the playing, on the piano, by
L Mrs. Vogel, of Haines, During the weeks proceeding the dance, lira. Vogel joined
in practicing daily witn the Aootie Orchestra, and as a resulc not only contri
buted a piano to the music but "puilel the instruments of ’Die orchestra together'
as one guest expressed it, miss Talbot, of okagvay, relieved Mrs. Vogel at the
piano for several, dances, a much-apprediatsi favor.
Ihe constant return for "seconds" when refreshments were served, until the
last cake, the last sandwich and the last cup of coffee had been consumod, prtved
the appreciation of the guests ofi Tia*. feature oj. tns evening.
BOal SCHEDULE: Mail on the Estebeth Tuesday from tie States,
/atson; nail on the Fomance Vednssday from the Princess Hary
bkagway from Die States Neiaeslav morning.
via the Admiral
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