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Communications
October 14, 1944.
To the Editor,
The Nome Nugget,
Nome Alaska.
Dear Sirs:
As I promised you I would
write from the village of Igloo,
here we are:
The village of Igloo is togeth
er again. The folks who were
fishing all summer got back to
their villages, some to Igloo and
* some to Mary’s Igloo.
There are some very busy days
before freeze-up, as Natives
have to bring in their wood sup
ply for the winter, of willows and
alders, as we have no spruce
here. Most of the villagers are
also getting some herring and
White Fish, caught and stored
for the winter. Some are very
, busy maintaining their houses,
repairing, and have everything
sodded up in the sod houses.
5*he mayor of the village also
repaired his house.
Edward Topkok moved intp his
new house, also Frank Mosquito
has moved his home to nearer
water, away from Hill.
The Igloo Commercial Store
is also levelled and repaired, and
banked for the winter.
The boat Paula was grounded
a few hours before freeze-up, but
luckily it got out by unloading to
Mosquito bar, and also to another
boat. The whole cargo was freez
; able storage, and luckily every
thing was taken into port a few
hours before slush ice came down
the river.
The villagers are all busy pull
ing boats. The co-operative fam
ilies, pooled their manpower and
hauled their large boats out one
after another.
The first Sunday service found
most all the villagers almost in
regalia. As Helen Frost, the mis
sionary here at Igloo was out in
the States during the summer
months, since last April.
Helen seems to have more than
her share of work awaiting her.
As someone would pack boxes
and unpack getting the oil bar
rels ready for the winter.
The school started on the sec
ond of October, with all the chil
dren enrolling for the winter.
Mr. and Mrs. Benson seem to
have had a job for the last few
weeks getting the school ready,
removing coal, getting oil ready
etc. The freight got here while
they were still working up at
Kougarok.
Here is some village news from
Mary’s Igloo, a village about four
or five miles up the Kuzitrin riv
er, the uppermost end of deep
water navigation, and is about 10
miles via river from the village
of Igloo:
Father Tom Cunningham is
very busy there building a chap
el. The villagers are there and
helping him with the work. The
chapel was first \ised pn October
1st with all at Mary’s Igloo at
tending. I am sure everyone is
very happy, as there was no
church and school there before.
The boys who were working
at various mining camps have
been coming bPhie and have
worked overtime to supplement
the situation for dpg feed prob
lems for the winter time. As us
ing of deer in wholesale matter
is reduced by wolves destroying
great numbers of them, the wily
wolves would be heard right from
the villages on clear nights, and
malamutes respond many time for
some ancestral rehearsal.
Bill Munz landed abput three
quarters of a mile above Mary’s
Igloo, on the bar, which made
an excellent landing, and he has
used the bar since as a field.
Johnny Kuzzruk and Peter
Kakaruk returned from working
at the mining camps.
A birthday party was celebrat
ed for Stella Kakaruk at her
home. Those present were Edna
Eyuk, Florence Mosquito, Anne
Mosquito, Helen Keelick and
Clara Eyuk. The girls baked their
own cake and had a great time.
Coffee and berry juices were
served. The river was used for the
first time for a skating rink yes
terday and all the youngsters
enjoyed the time.
Well, I had better close, with
good luck and will see you again.
Sincerely,
JOHNNY KAKARUK.
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