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  an 
  elevation 
  of 
  100 
  feet 
  above 
  sea 
  level 
  was 
  too 
  great 
  for 
  the 
  pump- 
  

   ing 
  engine 
  to 
  withstand. 
  In 
  addition 
  to 
  breaking 
  its 
  various 
  parts 
  

   while 
  attempting 
  to 
  do 
  this 
  work, 
  the 
  packing 
  around 
  the 
  pump 
  was 
  

   forced 
  out 
  from 
  between 
  the 
  joints 
  by 
  the 
  pressure. 
  

  

  To 
  pump 
  to 
  the 
  wireless 
  station, 
  a 
  distance 
  of 
  about 
  half 
  a 
  mile 
  

   on 
  a 
  level, 
  required 
  much 
  less 
  pressure, 
  and 
  the 
  pump 
  was 
  able 
  to 
  

   perform 
  this 
  duty 
  practically 
  at 
  all 
  times 
  during 
  the 
  winter. 
  Ar- 
  

   rangements 
  were 
  made, 
  therefore, 
  to 
  allow 
  the 
  natives 
  to 
  secure 
  

   water 
  from 
  the 
  wireless 
  tanks 
  at 
  certain 
  times 
  daily, 
  namely, 
  be- 
  

   tween 
  9 
  and 
  10 
  a. 
  m. 
  and 
  3 
  to 
  4 
  p. 
  m., 
  thereby 
  saving 
  two-thirds 
  

   of 
  the 
  distance 
  the 
  natives 
  would 
  have 
  to 
  travel 
  in 
  hauUng 
  water 
  

   from 
  the 
  well 
  itself 
  as 
  formerly. 
  This 
  arrangement 
  after 
  a 
  trial 
  

   seemed 
  unsatisfactory 
  to 
  the 
  natives, 
  and 
  after 
  November 
  14 
  

   none 
  of 
  them 
  apphed 
  for 
  water 
  at 
  the 
  wireless 
  station. 
  They 
  

   objected 
  to 
  the 
  arrangement 
  because 
  the 
  water 
  coming 
  from 
  the 
  

   wireless 
  tanks 
  was 
  greasy 
  and 
  was 
  also 
  cloudy 
  from 
  discoloration 
  

   by 
  coming 
  into 
  contact 
  with 
  the 
  new 
  redwood 
  tank. 
  The 
  main 
  

   reason 
  for 
  their 
  disHke, 
  however, 
  seemed 
  to 
  be 
  that 
  they 
  did 
  not 
  wish 
  

   to 
  adhere 
  strictly 
  to 
  the 
  hours 
  set 
  for 
  them 
  to 
  get 
  the 
  water, 
  but 
  desired 
  

   it 
  at 
  any 
  time 
  it 
  might 
  suit 
  them 
  to 
  go. 
  When 
  they 
  were 
  refused 
  

   this 
  they 
  went 
  on 
  to 
  the 
  well, 
  pumped 
  their 
  own 
  water, 
  and 
  hauled 
  

   it 
  home 
  in 
  casks 
  on 
  wheelbarrows 
  or 
  sleds, 
  thereafter 
  paying 
  no 
  

   attention 
  to 
  the 
  supply 
  in 
  the 
  wireless 
  tanks. 
  

  

  To 
  furnish 
  an 
  abundance 
  of 
  water 
  to 
  the 
  village 
  for 
  domestic 
  

   purposes 
  is 
  a 
  matter 
  of 
  vital 
  importance 
  for 
  the 
  health 
  of 
  the 
  inhabi- 
  

   tants. 
  Without 
  it 
  the 
  houses 
  can 
  not 
  be 
  kept 
  clean. 
  When 
  unclean, 
  

   the 
  filth 
  furnishes 
  breeding 
  places 
  for 
  disease 
  germs 
  of 
  all 
  descriptions. 
  

   The 
  infants 
  die 
  in 
  numbers 
  from 
  gastric 
  disturbances 
  because 
  of 
  the 
  

   uncleanness 
  of 
  the 
  vessels 
  used 
  in 
  feeding 
  them. 
  The 
  bed 
  clothing 
  

   in 
  the 
  squaUd 
  houses 
  becomes 
  filthy. 
  Tuberculosis 
  patients 
  mingle 
  

   with 
  the 
  healthy. 
  The 
  native 
  is 
  prone 
  to 
  be 
  dirty 
  by 
  nature, 
  but 
  

   the 
  doctrine 
  of 
  cleanliness 
  can 
  not 
  be 
  preached 
  successfully 
  unless 
  

   water 
  is 
  furnished 
  with 
  which 
  to 
  put 
  the 
  theory 
  mto 
  actual 
  practice. 
  

   The 
  native 
  simply 
  can 
  not 
  furnish 
  water 
  enough 
  to 
  keep 
  his 
  dwelling 
  

   clean 
  when 
  he 
  has 
  to 
  haul 
  it 
  in 
  casks 
  on 
  a 
  wheelbarrow 
  or 
  a 
  sledge 
  a 
  

   distance 
  of 
  nearly 
  a 
  mile. 
  To 
  do 
  so 
  would 
  require 
  his 
  entire 
  time 
  

   and 
  energy. 
  

  

  A 
  determined 
  effort 
  should 
  be 
  made 
  to 
  install 
  an 
  efficient 
  water 
  

   system 
  on 
  St. 
  Paul, 
  whereby 
  to 
  brmg 
  to 
  the 
  native 
  houses 
  a 
  suffi- 
  

   cient 
  supply 
  of 
  water 
  for 
  all 
  purposes. 
  The 
  present 
  system 
  has 
  

   ample 
  well 
  and 
  reservoir 
  faciUties. 
  A 
  new 
  pipe 
  line 
  only 
  is 
  required 
  

   to 
  replace 
  that 
  now 
  installed, 
  which 
  is 
  of 
  too 
  small 
  diameter 
  to 
  allow 
  

   water 
  to 
  be 
  pumped 
  through 
  it 
  to 
  the 
  distance 
  required. 
  The 
  present 
  

   pipe 
  fine 
  is 
  1^ 
  inches 
  in 
  diameter. 
  The 
  new 
  pipe 
  should 
  be 
  at 
  least 
  

  

  