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distant was the next mission, where resided her nearest white 
neighbor, and which could only be reached by Indian canoe during 
the long winter. In answer to an inquiry why she had subjected 
herself to such a rigorous winter climate, she replied: “My 
health is impaired because of a probably fatal malady, and I feel 
that my years on earth may be few. I wished to devote the 
strength I still possess to God’s service, and I have selected this 
as most pleasing to Him.” Under such influence alone there must 
be a future of importance for Alaska, and we can look for a result 
at least similar to that obtained at an Indian settlement in British 
Columbia, where, under the guidance of an English missionary, 
the Indians not only support their own churches, but send mis¬ 
sionaries to their people elsewhere, and produce everything nec¬ 
essary to life. It is probable then that the churches of America 
will pioneer the way to just recognition of Alaska, and may 
eventually place her in public estimation as the peer of now more 
respected and worthier states and territories. 
