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of the Togiak River will command its entire length, 

 and will be able to reach natives, in number next to 

 those on this river. 



b. By placing a Mission-station at Togiak Bay the gap 

 that is now between Nushagak and Bethel will be closed 

 up, and we will thus take possession of a territory rich 

 in souls. Furthermore, working hand in hand, each 

 station will become a support to the others, and to- 

 gether as a phalanx they can storm the interior. Con- 

 tinuing the military figure, it is of the utmost impor- 

 tance to the success of the work, that one general 

 should command the forces between here and Nusha- 

 gak, under our great Captain. The manual of arms, 

 and the marching tactics will then be the same \ hence 

 there will be no confusion. 



c. A school can readily be gathered together. For in 

 the village of Togiak there are fifty children of school 

 age. The people there recognize the importance of 

 educating their children, but are unwilling to send 

 them either to Nushagak or Bethel, because it is too 

 far from their homes. 



d. A vessel comes right into the bay, and the goods are 

 landed by her boats, as at Nushagak. 



The above reasons are all in favor of a missionary enter- 

 prise at Togiak. 



Now I will state its disadvantages. 



a. Chief and foremost, is the lack of building material, 

 and fuel. Building, however, will not cost any more 

 than in the East, even if the lumber is shipped from 

 San Francisco. I think that stone houses can be put 

 up, as the mountains that come down to the water's 

 edge are principally composed of rocks. Whether 

 these stones can be used for building or not, I do not 

 know, but it will be worth while to investigate the 

 matter. As to fuel, there is an abundance of cotton- 

 wood timber a short distance up the river, which can 

 be cut and dried. This timber is eight and ten inches 

 in diameter. Besides, I think there must be coal in 

 the interior, as I understand there are traces of coal 



