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Where is the First American Flag Raised in Alaska? In what place is the American ban ner that first fluttered Over Alaska now resting? In what maimer has the flag been preferred to the present time? And finally, what is the real story of that stirring October day at$itka when the American warship arrived to take possession of the country, nr.d Wh^P i the Russia n flag was rcut in tf/o pieccs as they pulled it down from the ftaft pole for the la>t time iu the western hemisphere, while the beautiful Rus* sian Princess JMaksoatoff ?vept at the shortsightedness of her country at sell* ing a land with so much potential greatness. A few mouths ago tho management of the Alaska- Yukon-Pacific Exposition started to solve these questions, espec ially the first one, as to the whereabouts of the Hag. The resuit was curious, and indeed reminds us so forcibly of a famous incident of the eighteenth cen tury, that perhaps the story may be told. John Baxter, in his day a famous di* | vine, died with so uiany pious expres sions of hope and belief, that his heirs i determined to issue the story. The j book, "The Last Words of Richard Bax ter ' was is>ued, and was an immediate success. Money rolled in. The heirs became greedy, and hoping to dupli cate the success, issued auother book, "More Last Words of Richard Baxter." It was so with the flag. No soonor had a search beguu for the first Ameri- ; can Hag unfurled in the Northland, than enquirers began to be daily in formed of where the "real first flag' was to be found. Everyone that had a flag thirty-five or forty years old seem ed to be determined to advance his i banner as the original one. Many and ' ingenious were the stoiies told, aud bitterly did some cf the contestants wage war tor the legitimacy of the par I ticular flag in which they were inter ested. True, many of these ancient American banners had most interest ing histories, but histories not particu larly pertaining to the point at issue. After sifting the matter out, the Kx- j position management believer that the original thirty-six starred banner to float above the Russian barracks at Sitka is oue of three which are in dif ferent parts cf the United States for safekeeping. The littery of each of: these three flags is well authenticated and later the one desired will be ob- 1 taiued by the Exposition to be use ) at the opening ceremonies. U is the plan of the management that when on .lane 1, 1909, the gates of the Exposition swing open to the world, the banner ou i the topmost piunacle of the ten million ! Exposition of Alaska, Yukon and the! Pacitte couutries, will be the same one that waved farewell to the Russians two generations ago. The writer, while in Graud Pro in the Acadiau valley, some years ago was shown nine different sites where once stood the forgo of 15asil< the Black smith, where Evaugeline once stood watching the upwardsparks. Each site, strange to say, was ou a different farm. As then, so in the present case, each of the owners of these three flags be lieves them to be the original, and the following pertaiuing to each flag is the story as the present owner tells it, One flag, the property of Edward Leudecke of Wran^li, has a strong claim to being the original. It uow re poses in the vaults o? the Dexter-flor ton liank in Seattle. The story is that the body of American troops that left San Francisco in the autumn of 1807 for Sitka to take possession of thecoun- ! try proceeded by the inside channel . and touched first at Wrangell. At that point there were living a few Americans engaged in pioneer work. One of these was Edward Leudecke who after forty years is still a resident of Wrangell. Leudecke, when the troops touchcd at that point, heard for the first time of the American pur chase. Although the country was not theu formally taken over by the United States, he ran to the flagpole and hoist ed the Americau flag, and there it flew for many months. In the meantime the troops proceeded to Sitka, then the cap ital, and on October 18, 1807, the Rus sian flag was pulled down aud the American flag raised before the bar racks and in the piesence of a detach ment of both Russian and American troops. The flag of Leudecke floated till 1S67 when the uews of the admission of Ne braska to the I uion was announced and then the flag with thirty-six stars was pulled down and another one with thirty-seven stars, was raised in its place. Leudecke, however, clung care fully J^o his flag and in 1905 turned the banner over to G. E. Rodman, an attor ney of Wrangell, who sent it on to its present destination for safe keeping. Leudecke is now seventy-two years of age and is strong and hearty. He *e?embers perfectly the Jttrst arrival of I American troops iu the North and the 1 amazement and joy of the few Ameri- i | cans there on beiug told that Alaska had been purchased from the Russians* Of course* this flag of Leudeeke's canuot be t tie otticial one as it Was flown at YVrangell. Nevertheless, it i would seem as if it has a strong olaiiji to be the first American Aug ever flown in the Northland. Another flag is told about by Major A. X. Brown, private secretary to Gov. Albert E. Mead, of the State of Wash ington. Mr. Drown in this connection writes as follows the story of this flag: i "In making some researches among the government documents and reports on the acquisition of Alaska; I have found that when Secretary Seward dis patched General Rousseau as United States Commissioner to Sitka to re ceive the Territory of Alaska from the Russian Government, he had given to the general a flag with instructions to use it in formally taking possession. The report shows that it was used, that it was taken back to Washington by General Rousseau aud that it was there returned to the Secretary. It would be interesting to have that flag exhibited | at the Exposition. I would suggest that you interest some of the State j delegation in that matter to the end that t he Department of State hunt the old fl.ig up and send it out." The whereabouts of the third flag is known to Dwight A. Hurlburt. Mr. llurlburt in writing explains further i that he was a member of the squad of the 2d U. S. Artillery, which went to Alaska in 1*?07 to take possession. He was the member of the squad to adjust i the staff at the raising of the flag on October 18*)?, at Sitka. Mr. Hurl* | burt took the pains to follow the course j of this flag after it had served its use fulness, and this he claims is the orig inal flag after which the Exposition is in search. The flag is not. as he says, in the possession of the government at the present time. Mr. ilurlbnrt is now in Kansas City, but r petit ttiauy years in Alaska. He was there when Secret ary Seward v^ited ftitka? and took down the speech pf Mr, Seward in shorthand and thus preserved it to posterity. It was afterwards published in the Alaska Times of that time. These are the three flags which seem to be most near to the ideal Which the Exposition is seeking. Doubtless there are others and the management, of the Exposition would be grateful fo receive information from anyone knowing any thing further about this matter, or iu fact about anything vitsl to the early history and settlement of Alaska. Notice of Settlement of Estate In the Unite*! States CotnrjisnJoiii'r's Court for Precinct of Jnnenu, District of AhisVn. In Probate. In the Matter of the Estate of Charles VVortmftn, Deceased j The undersigned, as administratrix r>f (lie above entitled estate, having illod in the above entitled Court her ?ln<d report and rtc count of administration thereof, Notice 28 snist vxrr.y that the nhote Court did. by an order duly^ eraered in said matter 011 June 1st, li>(>7< desijrnflte a time for the hearinjj of said final rei*?rt atid account* i n?r and the settlement ?>*' -aid estate* tcvHf, Saturday, the 10th day of August. h?t>7, dt 2l) oVlock in the forenoon *Mi:d day at fhr office of the said Prob?*te Court In the S? Court House* .Juneau. Alaska: and all per sons interested in ftaid estate nte re<ju?red to appear on said date at sahl p)??*e to pve sent their objections, if any. to Jhe jjntntbij* of the prayer of tbe administrate * in *haf behalf. Dated at Dou^lss, Alaska June fth- !^V? LENA WOKTMANJ*. Administratrix OT the Estate tit Ch^r'es Wortmflf D^ee?v?d? First Pub., June 5th, 190?? Last Pub,, AttjiTM^fch, l?i)7 ? JUNEAU FERRY AND NAVMUflOft GO, FERRY Tl>iE C&K& Douglas 2s!an3 Tiros* LEAVE JWNSAU For Doiifflas and Tfeniltt?)}} 8:00 a. m. S;C? p. w. 9:30 a. m. + <?S0 r*. i~' 11:00 a. nt? 7 iOO p. iri/ 1:00 p.m. ?;00 p. w. LEAV*. B0V&kA8 Ker Treadwell: Fat Jvvenaf 8:15 a. i vs. ??. m. 9:15 a. m* $9:0$ a. r*i? 11:15 a. m. a. tn. 1:15 p. m. 2?*5 p. mj 3:15 p. itii p. rfii 4:45 p. rar. &'?$ p. rn< 7:15 p. ffc. 7:?*> p. ttij 9:15 p.m. S>?C ?. n, leave racA&wgir!. For Douprlas and Jtaaea <?J 8:25 a. m. 3:2* p. a. 10:00 a. m. p. m. 12:00 a. nr. 7;5?S w. tins' 1:40 p.m. ?f23 p. ttl. 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