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DewsCetteiv
T>v- Hy-five Cent* a Year. ' March 1910. Vol. X. No. u
From Out New Workers
One can readily understand the sig
ill:i nine of the name Wood Island,
it is an island well covered with
i ces hence I suppose the name.
We first sighted the island on
March 17th about 6 o'clock P. M. We
landed at Kodiak about' 7:30 where
we were most hearli'y welcomed by
the many friends of the Mission.
I'he.e we had to wait for a short time
till Mr Learn, our Superintendent
and tht* large boys of the Orphanage
came over in row boats to transport
ns and our baggage across a stretch of
water fo; about two and one half miles
to their dock on Wood Island. There
o tie of lite smaller bovs met us with
nteins anil escorted us to the mis
sion where we received a hearty wel
;ue from ' >rs. Learn, the boys ma
tron. after wltUh we we e conducted
to our apartments fora good nights
rest, of which we were very thankful
■nsidering our long and tedious
journey we experienced on the Str.
I’m t land.
The next morning we arose and
took i view of the situation, and con
st. iet itig the climate this seems a very
good location for an Orphanage al
though as we understand from the
conversations we have had s'sce our
arrivu , that they are much handicap
{.e! by short summers, which makes
it imp visible to raise a very great va
riety i>f food stuffs, therefore we find
provisions very expensive.
We haven't seen much of the Island
yet to give i.n opinion of it, as it is
cove ed with snow, some p 1 oces i, is
so deep that it is almost impossible o
walk.
We have had some very nice westh
®rsince we came. The sun shines so
bright and tit night the sta;s scent so
large and bright.
If Spring opens up fairly early we
may be able to see the ground l.y .lie
middle of .May.
We are quite well p'.easeil with our
new home although we are not as
properly adjusted to the work vet us
we would like.
MR. & MRS. J. W. PAtiMKK.
After milking the trip from Chicago
to Wood Island in the winter time,
with snowslides ou the way to Seattle,
and iiebergs and other danger on the
water route, one comes to the conclu
sion that God must have had a pur
pose in letting us escape all dangers
and while others lost their lives in
making the journey at-other times,
ours were saved “to serve".
When our tickets were bought at
.Seattle the Agent told us that the
steamer would he crowded, and so it
was. The passengers got off at ever y
point, and when the third last day
came Mr. and Mrs. Farmer and I