THE ORPHANAGE NEWS LETTER.
found out and made to work.
A flume was built on the bridge a
cross the lake to float the ice down,
(concluded in the next issue.)
Dr. S. I. Stone returned on the
Dora from a three months trip to
the Westward.
We were much pleased to entertain
Mr. and Mrs. Snodgrass who wor
shiped with us Sunday the toth. of
Tune.
Mrs. Constantine, and Miss Garnet
Pence arrived on the last Portland,
to spend the summer with their fa
ther in Kodiak.
On April loth. Mr. M. D. Snodgrass
started for Kenai on the S. S. Dora
to bring the stock and equipment
from the Experiment Station, which
is being closed at that place, to Ko
diak Breeding Station. He made
close connections at Seldovia with
the Tyonic and was back to Seldovia
by April 15th. with all the stock and
freight, waiting for the Dora. He
brought the equipment to Kodiak
on the Dora and left Mr. Gray in
charge of the stock until the Port
land came through and brought them
over. The Station here is now be
ginning to build roads and break up
ground for cultivation. Grain hay
is all they expect to grow, except
root crops at this place.
There are fifty eight head of cat
tle in the Station herd, all of which
are pure hred Galloway*, except
six head of native cows and calves.
The team of horses and up-to-date
farming machinery remind* one of
the Ka»t, and we hope they foru-tell
a new day for thi* part of the country.
New buildings will be put up to
accommodate the Station stock, and
a dairy building will soon follow.
Word came to us of the safe arrival
of the Coe family in Seattle on May
4. We were relieved and delighted
to learn that Mrs. Coe bore the jour
ney quite well.
Mr. and Mrs. Goss are entertaining
as their guests Mrs. Erskine and
niece. Mrs. Erskine is the mother
of the Geueral Manager of the Alas
ka Commercial Company.
Baby Kate is three years old. Al
though she has had loving care since
Grandma Campbell left, that her
ideal has not grown less beautiful,
nor swerved from its original bear
ing, the following conversation will
bear witness.
S. S. Primary Class.
Teacher: “You ask how does heav
en look? What is it like? Will you
tr' to think of the most beautiful
thing you ever saw, the dearest and
the best.”
“Grandma Campbell!! Grandma
Campbell!!” piped out Baby Kate,
her face glowing, her eyes full of
of eager joy,
Mr. Pavloff’s very interesting
sketch of Wood Island has been the
outcome of experience.
He was the pioneer U. S. citizen
of Wood Island, having before set
tling here, in 1867, taken out U. S.
citizen's papers. His first position
was that of store keeper for the N.
A. C. Co.
Mr. Puvloff wus born in Sitka, but
was educated in St. Petersburg and
Sun Francisco. Hi» futlter was the
lust Vice Governor of Russian Alas
ka.
Up to the present date Mr. Pavloff
lias been one of the most progressive
'dtizena of Wood Island. He bus
. aithtully served a* School Director
since the organisation of our Public
School, ami has always been a good
friend to the Mission.