Twenty-five Cents a Year. AUGUST, [90S.
Vol. IX. No 5
OUR FIRST DAYS AT
WOOD ISLAND
Gko. A. Lkafn.
On WednsJay June loth. We left
Seattle for Kodiak. With the excep
tion of one rainy day, the weather
was beautiful ah during the voyage
Marly on the morning of the jand.
we arrived at Kodiak. No place?
along the Alaska coast are as beauti
ful as Wood Island and Kodiak.
The Steamer had not been in long
M*hcru we saw Mr. Cold well and Miss
lireece with Kohiia and Nicholai at
oars coming for us iti the otter
boat and soon we were on our way
to Wood Island. The boat had
hardly touched the beach when the
children, under * he care of Miss Crau
iner came down to meet and greet
us They found h ready place in
our hearts and we trust we did in
theirs.
Our rooms had been nicely tilted
up tor us by Mr. and Mrs Coldwell
and seemed coxy and home like from
the very first. The buildings and
their appointments, met and even
exceeded our anticipations. I*.deed
the plant, in its completeness is a
marvel to have been wrought out in
this far away place where facilities
for such an accomplishment have
been so meager. Mr. Coe and his
assistant Mr. Coldwell, have simply
done wonders.
The new kitchen is neat, compact
and commodious, all it needs to make
it perfect, is a new range and bake
oven. The oTdeook stove and range
have long ago seen their best days,
ami will soon be ueither safe nor
useful. To cook for a family of 70011
them is an accomplishment but tew
would care to attempt. We are in
hopes that some pe son will appre
ciate the great benefit a new range
and bake oven wid be and will see
that it is supplied.
The springs and mattresses for the
new ii011 beds have arrived ns well
as the mattresses for the iron beds
now 111 use. The new iron bedsteads
■ re expected on the next Portland,
bix iron cribs have been installed
for the littleit 1 hildrcn and are fill
ing a long felt need.
FOURTH OF JULY ON
WOOD ISLAND
Permission had been given to a
number of the large-r lx>ye tlie night
before, to ring the church bell, school
bell and the rising hell, and to make
as much noise us they chose at all
early hour on the Fourth. And
with this combination in full force
we were awakened at 5. 30.
After breakfast Nicholui was sent
out to invite every native oil the is
land to coiiie to the Mission for luuch
at 1. p. 111. About Ho men women and
childreu came.
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