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worse they broke through the ice several 

 times. 



"The doctor went out from here as soon as 

 we heard about it. He thinks Kibbee will get 

 the use of his leg again, but it may not be for 

 several months. We intend moving him into 

 Barkerville in a day or so, as we think his 

 health and spirits will recover more quickly 

 with more cheerful surroundings." 



Following this letter came one from Mrs. 

 Kibbee describing in detail her husband's suf- 

 ferings and his cheerfulness, and another one 

 still later from a miner stating that the man 

 who was so nearly torn to pieces was mending 

 nicely and would soon be at work again. The 

 nerve, endurance, and patience of such men 

 as Kibbee make us exclaim, "Heavens, what 

 a man is there!" 



Bishop Bompas 



For many years past I had read much about 

 a famous Episcopal Bishop who ministered 

 to the people of the Northwest Territory, and 

 whose domain of influence, exercised over both 

 white men and red men, extended from the 

 Arctic Circle to the basin of the great Mac- 

 kenzie River and of the Yukon as well. 



