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The Aleutian Islands are all said to l)e moss bearing, and they should all liave 

 herds of reindeer. If not tame, at least a few sliould l)e placed on eaeh island to 

 run wild and stock the pastures. 



5. The missionary stations and Government schools along the northern Pacific 

 coast between Sitka and Unalaska are: 



Location. 



Denomination. 



Teachers. 



21. Wood Island 



22. Yakutat 



23. Kadiak (Government school) . 



24. Afognak (Government school) . 



25. Unga (Government school) 



Baptist 



Swedish Evangelical 



Four missionaries. 



Three iiiissidiiaries. 



One Governinent teacher. 



Bo. 



Do. 



The voyage from Sitka to Unalaska, almost directly west, is 1,200 miles. Along 

 this coast the above missionary stations and schools are established. Communica- 

 tion with the interior of Alaska from these stations will be made possible by the 

 possession of reindeer herds. 



6. The missionary stations and Government schools in the Sitka archipelago at 

 the southeast are : 



The missionaiy stations furnish centers where the English language 

 is taught and where, with the language, arc taught English manners 

 and customs, habits and occupations. At the stations in Arctic Alaska 

 the best-qualified natives can be found for apprenticeship as herdsmen 

 and teamsters for the reindeer service. 



The reindeer team in Lapland and Finland, over a smooth, hard 

 snow surface, often makes 100 miles a da3\ Mr. Kjellmann, the super- 

 intendent of our reindeer herd at Eaton Station, north of St. Michael 

 and east of Unalaklik, made 85 miles in twelve hours on one occasion 

 with a reindeer team. At the easy rate of 5 miles an hour, with a 

 relay every 20 miles, and with a change of teamsters every eight hours, 

 a mail route of .500 miles could be traveled in five days, for where 

 darkness holds for twenty-four hours the night hours are as good as 



