.1 rojtjgf io Sitka. — /listoriail and Dcccrlptivc. 



SITKA. —MISS KKI.l.or.i; S HClIOOl,. 



The naiionV (lay (lies from the lofty staff on tlie old castle, the inn.st cotispic- 

 uoiis object on shore. The naval ship, "Jamestown," lies in the roads, gaily, 

 decked witli flags ; a little schooner is anchored near ; the steamer " Rose" 

 iskc'Med upon the lieach. i'eyondare the spacious government buildings, and 

 the main street on a plateau of a mile or two in extent, skirting an inner bay 

 dotted sea-ward with islands. Among the public buildings the most consiiic- 

 uous is the Russo-Cireek Church. 



Inland the mountains lift their lofty crests, and describe an irrecular semi- 

 circle open toward the ocean. Apart from these and opposite the town, a 

 league or two distant, a land-mark, far out at sea. stands .Mt. I^dgecombe. the 

 grandest object in the scenery. 



The town site is eligible. It presents a large water front for commerce. 

 The climate is reported to be salubrious, the temperature, moderate. The sea 

 and forest provide abundant food. The staple vegetables mature here, and 

 are now flourishing in the gardens. Bluelierries and salmonbcrrics abound. 

 Nutritious grasses cover the spacious area. 



Nature has been ]iartial to the beautiful landscaiie. N\'e speak of her laxish 

 hand. Here is an instance of her bounty. ( )iily a little industry and thrift 

 applied to the means and nwterials at hand, would make this not only a beau- 

 tiful site, l)Ut a beautiful city. 



Beyond the stockade, yet adjacent to the town. i.> the Indian (juarier. h 

 skirts the harbor. The port-holes of the nav.il shi]i frown dangerously near. 

 No insurrection is to be apprehended while a naval vessel floats in these wa- 

 ters; but its presence is cpiite as much needed to regulate lawless white men, 

 as to overawe turbulent natises. 



This is the scene of Miss Kellogg 's school labors. ( iood acciunUs of them 

 reached my ears. I found some of her pupils. One of these, her interpreter! 

 guided me to the cabin where -Vunick, another of her pupils, lay sick. He 

 was in a wretched condition. Through the interpreter, I tested his knowledge 

 of the gospel, and was surprised at the correctness of his answers. He im- 

 pressed me with the belief that his knowledge was experimental. Miss Kellogg 

 had taught him the way of life, and he was now looking unto Jesus. My heart 

 was touched as nothing else had touched it since I entered Alaska. Here was 

 a soul saved through the instrumentality of our missionary. It was a sahation 

 almost completed by the stroke of death,— for the malady was mortal. After 

 an interview ended in prayer, I left Aunick, thankful for the privilege of sa)- 

 ing a few words of comfort to a fellow discijjle, -one of our tirsi fruits in 

 Alaska, 



.Sitka was the most important port of the whole Russian empire, east (jf 

 Archangel, on either side of the Pacific, or on the fro/en (x:ean. Its legal 

 name was New Archangel. 



