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Identifier: sealsalmonfisher03jord (find matches)
Title: Seal and salmon fisheries and general resources of Alaska
Year: 1898 (1890s)
Authors: Jordon, David Starr, 1851-1931 Elliott, Henry Wood, 1846-1930 Maynard, Washburn, 1844- Jackson, Sheldon, 1834-1909 Morris, William Gouverneur, d. 1884 Petroff, Ivan, b. 1842 Townsend, Charles Haskins, 1859-1944 True, Frederick William, 1858-1914 Brice, John J Stejneger, Leonhard, 1851-1943 United States. Dept. of the Treasury. Special Agents Division
Subjects: Bering Sea controversy Sealing Fisheries
Publisher: Washington : Govt. Printing Office
Contributing Library: MBLWHOI Library
Digitizing Sponsor: MBLWHOI Library

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schoolought to have a police ofiBcer is a question which I will not at this timediscuss, but under all the circumstances such a police should consist ofcivilized men who are supposed to have some idea of right and wrong,and not barbarians utterly without any idea of these things. Further-more, one policeman instead of four would be sufficient. One of thefour policemen who last year received pay from the station shot hisneighbor last winter because he had stolen five reindeer skins from him.This murder occurred only a few yards from the station. The fourpolicemen had a compensation of 20 sacks of flour for the year. Thevalue of these I made use of in distributing things as Christmas pres-ents among our Eskimo neighbors. I made up packages containing afew pounds of flour, a few pounds of beans, and bread for each familyin the neighborhood, and on Christmas Eve I sent for a man from eachfamily to come and get the bundles. They went home with happy faces ,/: ih ■ ■ ■■■ > i-*
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CO I-; CO _^ < s O M ALASKA INDUSTRIES. 641 and full of gratitude. We thought best uot to play Santa Claus andcarry the presents to the houses with the reindeer. From the accountyou will see tbat no more was used for these Christmas presents thanheretofore has been paid to the police, and I think the station was morebenefited by the results of this distribution, since we gained the goodwill, not of four policemen, but of the whole community. Mrs. T. L. Brevig and Mrs. Kjellmaun made, under the circumstances,a very nice Christmas tree, which was visited both by the children andgrown people. Some presents were given to the children, while allreceived bread and butter and some taffy. Through you I take the liberty of requesting the friends of missionswho send presents to Alaska to send useful things, as, for instance,small tools, of which these people are very poorly supplied. A box oftoy tools will do more good, make the Eskimos more happy, and con-tribute more to civilizing them tha

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