home, and the out grass towed over
la big skiff- Mi by the launch. The
plea ru excellent, but in ell our
plui we luxe to take the weather in
to coconut. Unfortunately lust ae he
got the team heme there came up a
big storm, which prevented bringing
the silage home,and by the time thin
could bo done the grass had spoiled,
and it «M neceaaary to MM Um team
to ih« bay again. Tha aacand tima
tha plan worked out all right. Many
tone of dry bay warn apoilad by tba
long raint. It in no aaay matter to
make bay without aunahine, bat even
tbla waa done whan it eatne time to
ont tba oat and vetoh bay. Backe
ware made and aat up in tba bay field
on which the green bay waa piled in
each a way that the air eould paaa
under and through it. In thic way
the bay oured even while it rained.
Tba aaeaon waa ucnaually favorable
for vegetableo. We bad a good erop
of potateea, turaipe, oarrota and all
garden trunk. For the fir at time in
a number of yean we had a good
erop of cabbage and aome nine cauli
flower.
Ia August Ik* S. S. Watics brought
a Urga number if tourists to Kodiak,
a good many ol viom visited the Or
phanage. While ika steamer made
the trip to Alitak Bay aad relumed
we had the pleaaure of eatertainiag
Mr*. Pa.raoni of Salt Lake City, aad
two very enthusiastic missionary
wort-era from Spokane, Ur. and Mra.
W. A. Wataoa. We were eery glad
indeed to bare these friends know
this work first at hand. Since her re
tarn home Mrs. Watson has spoken
a various churches concerning the
Orphanage, and has aroused much
interest la the work hero.
On* viaitoi from MlnneapolU tent
orange*, applet, nuU tad candy to
th« children; another front Penn,
•ant a anpply of wnah baaina for the
girla, and variola* other thing* are
finding their way to ma from theae
visitors whoso intereat waa awakened
by their viait.
Tb« last Sunday in Sept. we gath
ered et Uvu Lake for a baptismal
service. It vu a clear, bright men -
iug The lake sarreunded by weed
ed hills on three sides, open ground
and the sea en the other side with the
snow-capped mountains off in the dis
tance. The scene was charming and
the service beautiful. Tent* had
been erected for dressing rooms.
Mine young people followed Christ in
baptism. The first Sunday ia Octo
ber they were received into the Church
at the Communion Service.
■nWv
How for the tint tlmo sioce tk*
dtjt vhn the “ Don ” «u on the
inn btlimn Seward and Uuluka,
7 yean ago, we hare a ateaaaer " The
Starr ” that really meats the require
ment* of the eitaatiun. She has sca
rcity for 490 tons of freight, and
good accommodations for 65 passen
gers. She is swift and has oneot the
best captains in the Alaskan service
as her Master, Oaptain Johansen, who
is thoroughly familiar with this cosat.
It gives genuine satisfaction to know
that we will have at least ene, and
with the exception of perhaps two
months, two mails monthly through
out the year from the Statea, as well
as the opportunity of sending out
mail at regular intervals.