Vo!. V'. No j.
A Hi; lory o.
f Woo- Island.
X. \V. I’r.vi.o. f.
Coi.t.uuc.l .ron. Iasi mouth.
Winter work hours vie re from S to
to 4 or 5 p. 111. it
:1 . wc..tlrer v..-> c.enr. At noon eae.r
in.... k...f CHUik .0 wine „luss
full) o; rum tu.i a four quail iron pot
ot .. .. aoup .....tc from s-ii sn.mon,
..ocs ..no grnhm'.i hour, mm in
the o' en. ::g another ::...f chu/'k ot
rum to cents m pay lor the day s
work.
When the uic: were brought to
their new iiahitati ju t r.e w..s mc-et
e.c.teh
among them .cJ 1
<• (chiei; of a highest einn, a p.ac
tic..i mo in hunting etc., then they
eietich n SarasJ::k p>c.oun chief) who
w..s tc> go with the hunting parties.
Vue SC- otter season former.y was
from April 10 the inter p...t of August
m... there \v..s always a large party
from ICcda-h nuh surrounding sta
tions— sometimes 300 bidarku’S.
". hep w. .let go ns far as Xutekick to
the North ar.d to lielkofski to the
.Swath. Their catch was generally a
.... >.,m; or more which they hah to
deliver to the ku. si.m Fur Co. for Jj
to su, a shin no mat.e - if it was ever
so goo.: and prime a skin. The coni
’ any far:, '.shed provisions for the trip
am. ammunition for shooting bear,
sen lion or hair seal, but sea otter
were shot with nothing else btit ar
ia>i.ou ut.-r to foretell the cc luii.ou
of the weather, and ., guide, hut the
shat.tails had been prohibited to per
.'ori.: their skii! auy longer by the
Russian missionary.
In .March, 1067 Alaska Territory
was purchased hv the baited St-.les
from the Russian Govermueat for >7,
eoo.eoo by act of Congress. Vue dags
were exchanged ia Kotliah :a August
mouth, when U. S. military men ar
rived—company G U. S. .cry,
hundred privates, General Titbail
and ..is staff, four o.liters, do-tor,
hospital stewards, etc. Exchange of
r.ags was performed iu a quiet man
ner, proclamation was reed, guns
we.e ...cd, the Russian dag w-s pull
ed down and the stars aud stripes
went up, waving gently in the sum
mer breeze of sunny August.
They had bui.t soldier’s la rracks,
ru..rd house and all necessary auild
ings for a military post; and we had
mi itary law. At sun rise and sun set
one of the brass pieces was ii.ed,
which scared the natives aa . wild
animals around surrounding 1 ays.
If a man stole or fought he would te
placed in a guard house, placed 111 a
bail and chain and given work out
side. So all these new rules and reg
ulations made the people behave
themselves straight and quiet.
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