2 5 Sketches of an Excursion to Southern Alaska. 



I WAWA WITH KAKEE, 



Head Chief of Lower Chilkat town, 200 miles distant, who entered with 

 six of his retainers. All fine looking, some blanketed, and some, like Kakee, 

 wearing "civilized" dress. They called, on my invitation. I told them o' 

 our efforts to see them in their country, and that I much desired to get ac- 

 quainted with them at their homes. I wanted to know their minds about our 

 l^eachers and schools. I rehearsed the condition of Indians in the United 

 -States, and how we wanted to save all the Tlinket people. Mr. Young spoke 

 to the same effect. The men gave the keenest attention, and evidently under- 

 stood some of the main bearings of the question which we were pressing home 

 upon them. When Kakee replied they watched him closely. He said : We 

 are all very anxious to have you come up the rivor. Chilcats don't know any- 

 thing, but we want to learn. All have the same mind. We want to be taught 

 like our brothers the Stahkeens. We want churches and schools. We looked 

 for your coming. 



I said : We want to send teachers as soon as we can— not many moons 

 before they will come to you, we hope. We expect you to wait for them. 

 Mr. Young will tell you when they come. 



Kakee. — We very much wish a missionary and teacher. On no account 

 will we turn away our hearts from them. P'ormerly we thought white men 

 were all bad ; now we know some are not. I trust your promise to send teach- 

 ers. I believe the teacher will come as sure as if I saw your canoe at my vil- 

 lage. 



As the interview continued, my interest was almost painful. The Chilcats 

 are the most numerous of the Tlinket tribes, and would be the most powerful 

 if they were located as favorably as the Stahkeens. They have hitherto kept 

 out foreigners. No man has ever surveyed the interior of their country, un- 

 less it has been done clandestinely. I am therefore very anxious that they 

 should open unto us. And now God is showing us the way through the Fort 

 Wrangel mission. 



ADJUSTMENTS — AUGUST II. 



I was engaged on a readjustment of some parts of the plan for the Home 

 buildings. A statement of accounts and of expenditures on the church and the 

 Home buildings, respectively, had been made out at my request, and it was as' 

 certained that I had become responsible for more than seventeen hundred dol- 

 lars on materials ordered from Portland and on freights, all at reduced rates. 

 Tliis statement was laid before all the parties concerned and assented to. 



WAWA FI.NAL — AUGUST 12. 



There were present Mr. Young, Dr. Kendall, Dr. Lindsley and Mr. Cor- 

 Ues, together with Kadishan, Moses, Aaron, Mathew, Lot and others, all 

 members of the chu»ch. The conference discussed the importauce of having 

 What we would call a superintendent of Indian affairs, for Alaska. The Indi- 

 ans spoke with unexpected intelligence and marks of reflection. They especi- 

 ally urgei some forms of law and magistrates. They gave illustrations of abil- 



