ORPHANAGZ iVrw’G
v.u \. sepulchre. e cf
1* .-••c:.,;vr- on they h..h
to carry the hoy passenger buck oit
liu* su-amer ..ml the waiter \v..sobIi:;
c . U> *>ut k:::t to leu. Another pns
*c.*yo. * *e'.t »<t.L t.lal v.m liv»t mat”
ter .ceausc he \v;s on i.;s way to
Ai..j*ka wO carry on the neikriour. bus
iness of s.tlooa keeping.
:w.;r. v.c ~rr;\\.\v :*t bilk a ;u:d
had two hours there, Indian squaws
were squatted or. the wharf in groups
with all kind ■» ,,f Indian curios ami
trinkets :\»r sale. In Cu:r.; ..t.v with
oi/.ers I vi.-dted tile .own and saw the
old Greek church which was built in
iS ;:. We wanted to sjo iastde and
see the ancient pictures which came
from the old church hailt in :S:7 hut
i . was I.cm and we were denied that
arivhe^e. Wc visited the Sheldon
J..eksou museum am. saw many very
ancient and interesting Indian curios
a;.,, relics.
hh>r. 20th v.v landed at Vakutat
where the Swedish Evangelical
church ha.. a mission. One o. their
iuis.sionr.ries returned on this steam
er Dozens of canoes filled with In
di.. a- came out to meet the steamer,
h'hey ..ad moccasins and other Indian
-b«.t.i :*..c . .err. of the ..u- u:.er
...... 2 \.d we passed Pori biscuit!
a:\Ki y.verr.xneul supplies were feat
t at iw a bo..t for the soldiers. While
we were aueho.cd there the soVte.s
we.o ..e 1 from the fort au.I <*.. Ill
e.l or. '..le .,e ;... We* ...i.tie . u u.
While.. where e * : the pas- e r. . e rs
;^ot o.f; ar.o:i:j the 1:timber .‘-.i-s
V.’iekershur.i ?.!.■■ ter of Ju.i^c Wk ker
slam. Sever-1 passenger* -’.so cane
aho.r.vi .ur» : 4 \vhoi;t was U. S. Com
missioner. .1. II. IlihI.eth, his b.oth
er etui sister, M.s. Jeter, . _ lie.*
wat:*'V.ter.
Die 2;tl: \vi entere.t .Cesirreeitoii
Huy and lauded ..i Sew aril, the boom
town of Alaska for this ye..r. Meic
we remained to: two days white me
freight was hem;;: unloaded. The
rest of the parse timers except one
Oilier and myself stopped here. All
the town, as is the custom all .dona
the n ute, came out to meet the
s teamer and a moil t; the number I
was surprised to find a face I knew;
it was Mrs. Sleeiu formerly Miss
Salatnni a Syrian lady and a gradu
ate of our baptist Training school at
i’kiiahelphia.
To be Concluded.