Northern light., May 01, 1917, Image 5

About Northern light. (Unalakleet, Alaska) 1913-1917

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are doing the work in their own gar
dens. This is in deed most gratify
i ig. Not because we are spared the
ectra spading,but the spirit of going
ahead speaks well for the future gai
dening. Mr. Bradley being home
accounts for the increase in size.
And we must not forget to men
t on that Rev. August Arderson is
format! and general overseer of two
gardens, one in a good rich spot, and
the old garden is also under cultiv i
t'on. Mi. Anderson knows how to
use a spade and a pick, and he also
knows how to use the husky young
boys It seems he induced some of
the young fellows ovei into tl e gr-t
den to look at an "outside plow;’’
and a little later we chanced to pass
that way behold some four of the
hoys were faithfully pulling ti e ma
chine along and betw een the handles
walked the parson ami o’er his lace
was a smile good to behold
Since writing the above. Wilson
and Soostik recently rttun ed from
hunting, have made vegetable farms.
We understand that Klsie has pi.-:.i
ed a garden also Twenty two in ail.
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A PLEASURE TRIP
Harry V.Johnson who ,
taught at Shaktoolik last 7 '7
«. inter,spent a few hours
with us while on his way to St. Mike.
He informed us that his brother,
Supt. W. H Johnson,advised him to
come to St. Mike,and of course gave
explicit directions how to make the
trip In substance it was as follows;
put up a little lunch in the morning
and make about twenty five miles or
more and at night strike some cabin
to lodge inrnext day do the same and
keep it up until you arrive.
It seems from reports that not
much stress was placed upon the riv
ers to he crossed,and the tilted beach
to hike along until the sea-side leg
seemed four and one half inches long
er than the land-side leg,and no em
phasis placed upon the innocent
grass covered insignificent looking
bluff that grew bigger and taller
and steeper until it suddenly stood
on e id:: id slipped into the sea where
i lie water looked cold and chilling
a 11 !>1 i k a td miles in depth u d then
the eh innt ig walk iu'-k over miles
of the same beach ton place where
a safe climb could le made to the
cushion covered mountains aljove.
however, it was a rest to the long
and short leg feeling. Nothing in.
particular said about the mountain
peak from whose summit Uualakleet
could be seen just down at the foot
about an hours walk further to hot
coffee,steak and taters.hut for nearly
a day longer he trudged ere the
churning welcome hunlet slipped
slowly beneath his wen: y foot steps.
Fortu lately at this place Oscar Hall’s
power boat pulled out for St. Mike in
about an hour aftei the wanderer
arrived,and with him was the smil
ing countence of H.V.J.
Out goi tg tc.iche s>
look like this.
But six mouths latei
they feel like
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