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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. Continued on page four. rows. fla li party generally had an &£sr co/»/