cust ..... mountain (26) ... or ... moun-tain  ... or ... moun tain  .......... The panorama of sea, island, and moun- ... tain, which holds Sitka, Alaska, as a jewel in
cust ..... perfect (1) ... or ... per-fect  ... or ... per fect  .......... the westward Mount Edgecumbe lifts its per- ... fect cone, its summit truncated by the old
main ..... centuries (1) ... or ... cen-turies  ... or ... cen turies  .......... crater whose fires have been dead for cen- ... turies; to the northward Harbor peak lifts
cust ..... Katleanski (1) ... or ... Kat-leanski  ... or ... Kat leanski  .......... visited Sitka from around the world; Kat- ... leanski Bay, on which was situated Old Sit-
cust ..... Sitka (170) ... or ... Sit-ka  ... or ... Sit ka  .......... leanski Bay, on which was situated Old Sit- ... ka; Silver Bay, a Norwegian fjord trans-
main ..... transplanted (2) ... or ... trans-planted  ... or ... trans planted  .......... ka; Silver Bay, a Norwegian fjord trans- ... planted to Alaska; Lisianski Bay, named for
main ..... exquisitely ((0)) ... or ... ex-quisitely  ... or ... ex quisitely  .......... summits beside the glaciers, clad in the ex- ... quisitely wonderful green of the Northland,
cust ..... Degroff ((0)) ... or ... De-groff  ... or ... De groff  .......... who have lived there. Jovial Edward De- ... groff and his stories at the Roastology Club;
cust ..... Revo (2) ... or ... Revo- (((2))) ... or ... Revo   .......... Morris, whose name recalls a leader of Revo- ... 
main ..... dignified ((0)) ... or ... digni-fied  ... or ... digni fied  .......... gallant old soldier, Matthew P. Berry; digni- ... fied Judge Delaney, Alaska's staunchest advo-
main ..... advocate ((0)) ... or ... advo-cate  ... or ... advo cate  .......... fied Judge Delaney, Alaska's staunchest advo- ... cate through all vicissitudes; Governor
cust ..... Alaska's (2) ... or ... Alas-ka's  ... or ... Alas ka's  .......... Brady, with his neverfailing faith in Alas- ... ka's greatness; Captain Francis, without
-no- ..... Archangelsky ((0)) ... or ... Arch-angelsky  ... or ... Arch angelsky  .......... dreams of El Doradoes; Pauline Arch- ... angelsky, for whom the "Old Timers" have
main ..... surroundings ((0)) ... or ... surround-ings  ... or ... surround ings  .......... the elusive spirit of the varying surround- ... ings as only a true artist could; Katherine
cust ..... people (15) ... or ... peo-ple  ... or ... peo ple  .......... home of the Sitka Kwan of the Thlingit peo- ... ple. For sixty-three years it was the scene of
cust ..... Francisco (7) ... or ... Fran-cisco  ... or ... Fran cisco  .......... a sluggish, reedy river, and when San Fran- ... cisco was but a mission and a Presidio of
main ..... forecasted ((0)) ... or ... forecast-ed  ... or ... forecast ed  .......... of which are not even approximately forecast- ... ed today. Enough to say of it, that in its lim-
main ..... limits (1) ... or ... lim-its  ... or ... lim its  .......... ed today. Enough to say of it, that in its lim- ... its are two mines, one of which has yielded
main ..... something ((0)) ... or ... some-thing  ... or ... some thing  .......... of Baranof Island. I hope this may add some- ... thing to history, keeping the events of the
cust ..... Arkangelsk (1) ... or ... Ark-angelsk  ... or ... Ark angelsk  .......... connect the Sitka of the past, the _Novo Ark_- ... _angelsk_ of the great Russian American Com-
cust ..... Company (49) ... or ... Com-pany  ... or ... Com pany  .......... _angelsk_ of the great Russian American Com- ... pany in the romantic days of the fur trade
main ..... magazines (3) ... or ... maga-zines  ... or ... maga zines  .......... Russian America and gathered to its maga- ... zines the pelts of sea-otter and fox, with the
main ..... Possessions ((0)) ... or ... Posses-sions  ... or ... Posses sions  .......... and little known land of the Russian Posses- ... sions in America. The sails of ships from far-~
cust ..... England (7) ... or ... Eng-land  ... or ... Eng land  .......... cargoes. The famous clipper ships of New Eng- ... land made it a stopping place on their way to
main ..... centered (1) ... or ... cen-tered  ... or ... cen tered  .......... visited it on their voyages, and in it was cen- ... tered the trade of a wide region. It was the
cust ..... Honour (2) ... or ... Honour- (((1))) ... or ... Honour   .......... trade of the world, with which the Honour- ... 
main ..... discovery (2) ... or ... discov-ery  ... or ... discov ery  .......... with the excitement of adventure and discov- ... ery as he dropped anchor. He sent a party
main ..... reluctantly ((0)) ... or ... re-luctantly  ... or ... re luctantly  .......... shore and could no longer lie at anchor, so re- ... luctantly and sadly he set his course for the
main ..... predecessor ((0)) ... or ... predeces-sor  ... or ... predeces sor  .......... They say that Chief Annahootz, the predeces- ... sor of the chief of that name who was the firm
main ..... leaving (4) ... or ... leav-ing  ... or ... leav ing  .......... the savage warriors killed them to a man, leav- ... ing none to tell the story. The disappearance
main ..... certainty ((0)) ... or ... cer-tainty  ... or ... cer tainty  .......... and their fate will never be known to a cer- ... tainty.
cust ..... Francisco (7) ... or ... Fran-cisco  ... or ... Fran cisco  .......... feet in length, under command of Don Fran- ... cisco de la Bodega y Quadra. Quadra was one
main ..... navigators (1) ... or ... navi-gators  ... or ... navi gators  .......... of the greatest and best of the Spanish navi- ... gators in the North. His voyages are among
main ..... mountains (10) ... or ... moun-tains  ... or ... moun tains  .......... quite detached from the great ridge of moun- ... tains. Its top was covered with snow, under
main ..... Resolution ((0)) ... or ... Reso-lution  ... or ... Reso lution  .......... Exploration, in 1778, with the ships "Reso- ... lution" and "Discovery," passed along the
main ..... behind (3) ... or ... be-hind  ... or ... be hind  .......... it, seemed to extend in toward the north, be- ... hind a round elevated mountain I called Mount
main ..... discovery (2) ... or ... dis-covery  ... or ... dis covery  .......... seen by Chirikof on his ill fated voyage of dis- ... covery and so named by him. The small island
cust ..... Charlotte (1) ... or ... Char-lotte  ... or ... Char lotte  .......... Captain Dixon, of H. M. S. "Queen Char- ... lotte," came during the summer of 1787, on a
main ..... Northwest (3) ... or ... North-west  ... or ... North west  .......... found abundantly all the way along the North- ... west Coast, and especially in the passages about
main ..... voyage (16) ... or ... voy-age  ... or ... voy age  .......... for years, ever since Chirikof made his voy- ... age to Sitka, and they were truly an El Dor-
cust ..... Dorado (1) ... or ... Dor-ado  ... or ... Dor ado  .......... age to Sitka, and they were truly an El Dor- ... ado, in fur, to the traders who plied their
main ..... entered (1) ... or ... en-tered  ... or ... en tered  .......... sailed to near Sitka before his principal en- ... tered the river which he named for his ship,
main ..... portion (2) ... or ... por-tion  ... or ... por tion  .......... in 1791, sailed from France to gather a por- ... tion of the harvest. Her captain, Entienne
main ..... painted (5) ... or ... paint-ed  ... or ... paint ed  .......... to the natives. To his ship flocked the paint- ... ed and skin-clad natives with their peltries
main ..... navigation (2) ... or ... naviga-tion  ... or ... naviga tion  .......... those shrewd, lean traders, skilled in naviga- ... tion, who sailed from Boston round the Horn,
main ..... between (9) ... or ... be-tween  ... or ... be tween  .......... discovered. An inquisitive Thlingit pried be- ... tween the bull hides opposite the cook's galley,
cust ..... Baranof (52) ... or ... Baran-of  ... or ... Baran of  .......... trader of great ability and experience. Baran- ... of, the wise and far-seeing Russian ruler of the
main ..... detachment ((0)) ... or ... detach-ment  ... or ... detach ment  .......... water to breathe, within sight of a detach- ... ment of Aleut hunters, its fate was sealed,
cust ..... Russians (38) ... or ... Rus-sians  ... or ... Rus sians  .......... Sitka were called the "Straits" by the Rus- ... sians, and in them the sea-otter skins were
main ..... secured (4) ... or ... se-cured  ... or ... se cured  .......... on the way. Two thousand skins were se- ... cured by the hunters while on this voyage.
main ..... anchorage (1) ... or ... an-chorage  ... or ... an chorage  .......... as Olga Strait. On the shore near his an- ... chorage he erected a cross; the bay he named
main ..... orders (3) ... or ... or-ders  ... or ... or ders  .......... In the spring of 1799, Baranof sent or- ... ders to the toyons, or chiefs, of the tribes
main ..... purchased (5) ... or ... pur-chased  ... or ... pur chased  .......... miles north of the present town of Sitka, pur- ... chased a tract of land from Skayeutlelt, a
main ..... difficulties ((0)) ... or ... difficul-ties  ... or ... difficul ties  .......... The building was done under great difficul- ... ties. Rain fell incessantly. There were but
cust ..... sur (42) ... or ... sur- (((5))) ... or ... sur   .......... must have his bath, and the whole was sur- ... 
main ..... scarcity ((0)) ... or ... scarc-ity  ... or ... scarc ity  .......... the elements, for during the winter the scarc- ... ity of provision and other causes brought
main ..... present (31) ... or ... pre-sent  ... or ... pre sent  .......... The natives, called Thlingits at the pre- ... sent, were known as the Kolosh by the Rus-
cust ..... Russians (38) ... or ... Rus-sians  ... or ... Rus sians  .......... sent, were known as the Kolosh by the Rus- ... sians. They were divided among themselves
main ..... disfavor ((0)) ... or ... dis-favor  ... or ... dis favor  .......... their midst. Some looked with extreme dis- ... favor upon the establishment, while others
main ..... detained ((0)) ... or ... de-tained  ... or ... de tained  .......... fort. He was taken prisoner by them and de- ... tained until Baranof landed in their midst
main ..... release (2) ... or ... re-lease  ... or ... re lease  .......... with an armed force and demanded his re- ... lease, when they set him free and ridiculed
main ..... detected ((0)) ... or ... de-tected  ... or ... de tected  .......... under their cloaks. Their treachery was de- ... tected and their design frustrated. The cour-
main ..... courage (1) ... or ... cour-age  ... or ... cour age  .......... tected and their design frustrated. The cour- ... age and caution of Baranof held them in
cust ..... ab (120) ... or ... ab- (((3))) ... or ... ab  ((((2)))) .......... precautions to be observed during his ab- ... 
main ..... paraphernalia ((0)) ... or ... para-phernalia  ... or ... para phernalia  .......... burst from the forest, clad in all the para- ... phernalia of war masks and barbaric armour.
cust ..... Kolosh (31) ... or ... Ko-losh  ... or ... Ko losh  .......... the defenders died on the spears of the Ko- ... losh or were tortured till death relieved their
main ..... Barber (1) ... or ... Bar-ber  ... or ... Bar ber  .......... ransomed several prisoners, but Captain Bar- ... ber adopted a more effective course. Chief
main ..... plundered ((0)) ... or ... plun-dered  ... or ... plun dered  .......... in the hands of the natives, and also the plun- ... dered sea-otter skins, were not immediately
main ..... ransomed (1) ... or ... ran-somed  ... or ... ran somed  .......... and delivered to him. He then took the ran- ... somed captives from the other ship and sailed
main ..... captains ((0)) ... or ... cap-tains  ... or ... cap tains  .......... known of Sitka. English and American cap- ... tains sailed their ships into the harbor and
main ..... endeavored ((0)) ... or ... en-deavored  ... or ... en deavored  .......... gathered the furs which Baranof had en- ... deavored to garner in the storehouses of the
main ..... hundred (11) ... or ... hun-dred  ... or ... hun dred  .......... re-establish his post. There were one hun- ... dred and fifty bearded _promyshileniks_ or fur
cust ..... Alexander (10) ... or ... Alex-ander  ... or ... Alex ander  .......... bidarkas. With him were the ships "Alex- ... ander," "Ekaterina," "Yermak," and "Ros-
cust ..... Ros (5) ... or ... Ros- (((1))) ... or ... Ros   .......... ander," "Ekaterina," "Yermak," and "Ros- ... 
cust ..... Russian (152) ... or ... Rus-sian  ... or ... Rus sian  .......... there Captain Lisianski of the Imperial Rus- ... sian Navy, with the ship "Neva," one of the
main ..... Reinforcements ((0)) ... or ... Reinforce-ments  ... or ... Reinforce ments  .......... impatient and urged an attack. Reinforce- ... ments were landed from the ships under
-no- ..... Polavishin ((0)) ... or ... Pola-vishin  ... or ... Pola vishin  .......... command of Lieutenants Arbusof and Pola- ... vishin. The hunters, sailors, and Aleuts
main ..... surrender (5) ... or ... sur-render  ... or ... sur render  .......... October, when the Kolosh proposed to sur- ... render, and a parley was held, but during the
main ..... crossing ((0)) ... or ... cross-ing  ... or ... cross ing  .......... reached the shore of Peril Strait and cross- ... ing to the north shore placed a fort near the
main ..... mountains (10) ... or ... moun-tains  ... or ... moun tains  .......... first went to Old Sitka, then over the moun- ... tains to the northeastern side of the island.
main ..... remaining (3) ... or ... remain-ing  ... or ... remain ing  .......... broken to pieces. There was enough remain- ... ing of the structure that some of the remains
cust ..... Petersburg (13) ... or ... Peters-burg  ... or ... Peters burg  .......... to the Minister of Marine, from St. Peters- ... burg, April 9, 1820, Sitka is used in several
main ..... livestock (1) ... or ... live-stock  ... or ... live stock  .......... kitchen gardens had been cleared, the live- ... stock brought on the ships were thriving, and
cust ..... op (154) ... or ... op- (((3))) ... or ... op  ((((22)))) .......... quarters for the workmen. On the side op- ... 
cust ..... Rumiantzof (1) ... or ... Ru-miantzof  ... or ... Ru miantzof  .......... were the Metropolite Ambrosia, Count Ru- ... miantzof, Count Stroganof, Admiral Chic-
cust ..... Chichagof (2) ... or ... Chic-hagof  ... or ... Chic hagof  .......... miantzof, Count Stroganof, Admiral Chic- ... hagof, Minister of Justice Dimitrief, Senator
-no- ..... coppersmiths ((0)) ... or ... copper-smiths  ... or ... copper smiths  .......... etc. In the shops were blacksmiths, copper- ... smiths, locksmiths, coopers, turners, rope
main ..... redoubts ((0)) ... or ... re-doubts  ... or ... re doubts  .......... winds from Okhotsk--the voyages to the re- ... doubts and _odinoshkas_ (detached posts with
main ..... colony (14) ... or ... col-ony  ... or ... col ony  .......... worst disasters of the sea that visited the col- ... ony, although many others are part of the
main ..... because (2) ... or ... be-cause  ... or ... be cause  .......... with rage when he learned of the wreck, be- ... cause he did not find it and destroy the sur-
main ..... survivors (4) ... or ... sur-vivors  ... or ... sur vivors  .......... cause he did not find it and destroy the sur- ... vivors out of revenge for his defeat and ex-
main ..... expulsion ((0)) ... or ... ex-pulsion  ... or ... ex pulsion  .......... vivors out of revenge for his defeat and ex- ... pulsion from his home at Sitka.
main ..... garrison (9) ... or ... gar-rison  ... or ... gar rison  .......... a vast treasure of gold for the use of the gar- ... rison and the traders. This is erroneous, for
cust ..... Andreevich (3) ... or ... Andree-vich  ... or ... Andree vich  .......... The term of office of Alexander Andree- ... vich Baranof as the chief manager of the
main ..... establishment (6) ... or ... estab-lishment  ... or ... estab lishment  .......... constituted almost the only Russian estab- ... lishment in America, the other stations being
main ..... relieve (5) ... or ... re-lieve  ... or ... re lieve  .......... California. Captain Hagmeister came to re- ... lieve him, and in his 72nd year the old chief
main ..... accounts (1) ... or ... ac-counts  ... or ... ac counts  .......... of long and arduous service, closed his ac- ... counts and set sail on the "Kutusof," one of
main ..... building (46) ... or ... build-ing  ... or ... build ing  .......... the duties of his office he first considered build- ... ing a home at the Ozerskoe Redoubt and spend-
main ..... spending (1) ... or ... spend-ing  ... or ... spend ing  .......... ing a home at the Ozerskoe Redoubt and spend- ... ing the remainder of his days in the place he
cust ..... Kutusof (1) ... or ... Kutu-sof  ... or ... Kutu sof  .......... to his native land and sailed on the "Kutu- ... sof" for Kronstadt. A delay at Batavia in
cust ..... Hagemeister (2) ... or ... Hage-meister  ... or ... Hage meister  .......... Captain Leontius Andreanovich Hage- ... meister succeeded to the office of chief man-
main ..... manager (11) ... or ... man-ager  ... or ... man ager  .......... meister succeeded to the office of chief man- ... ager but remained only a short time at Sitka,
cust ..... Simeon (1) ... or ... Sim-eon  ... or ... Sim eon  .......... then sailed for Russia, leaving Captain Sim- ... eon Ivanovich Yanovski in charge.
cust ..... Yanovski (5) ... or ... Yan-ovski  ... or ... Yan ovski  .......... made of the marriage of Simeon Ivanof Yan- ... ovski "with the late head governor of the
main ..... Adviser ((0)) ... or ... Ad-viser  ... or ... Ad viser  .......... Russian American possessions, Collegiate Ad- ... viser and Cavalier Baranof's daughter Irina,
main ..... administer (1) ... or ... ad-minister  ... or ... ad minister  .......... Wrangel, scientist and explorer, came to ad- ... minister the office. He had sailed the frozen
cust ..... Company (49) ... or ... Com-pany  ... or ... Com pany  .......... in 1817, who sailed in the service of the Com- ... pany to nearly every port from the Seal
cust ..... sev (10) ... or ... sev- (((1))) ... or ... sev   .......... Islands of Bering Sea to Chile, who made sev- ... 
main ..... returned (11) ... or ... re-turned  ... or ... re turned  .......... made chief manager in 1840. In 1846 he re- ... turned to Russia to accept the trust of Com-
main ..... Commercial ((0)) ... or ... Com-mercial  ... or ... Com mercial  .......... turned to Russia to accept the trust of Com- ... mercial Counsellor in the head office of the
main ..... medicinal (1) ... or ... medici-nal  ... or ... medici nal  .......... the Hot Springs, well known for their medici- ... nal properties by the natives before the ad-
main ..... advent (4) ... or ... ad-vent  ... or ... ad vent  .......... nal properties by the natives before the ad- ... vent of the Russians, and frequently resorted
main ..... feasting (1) ... or ... feast-ing  ... or ... feast ing  .......... although all partook of the nature of a feast- ... ing or merrymaking and were distinguished
main ..... acknowledge (1) ... or ... acknow-ledge  ... or ... acknow ledge  .......... to show it when occasion offers to acknow- ... ledge it to the Giver of all good and perfect
main ..... howling ((0)) ... or ... howl-ing  ... or ... howl ing  .......... of devils, war masks grinning, and the howl- ... ing mob shouted defiance at their neighbor
main ..... exhaustion ((0)) ... or ... ex-haustion  ... or ... ex haustion  .......... more dead than alive from hunger and ex- ... haustion. This feud was not settled until 1918,
main ..... batteries (3) ... or ... batter-ies  ... or ... batter ies  .......... fired on the garrison and in return the batter- ... ies of the fort blazed back with solid shot
main ..... somewhat ((0)) ... or ... some-what  ... or ... some what  .......... brought from far and near, modeled some- ... what upon the idea of the great fur mart of
cust ..... civiliz (7) ... or ... civiliz- (((1))) ... or ... civiliz   .......... practiced their witchcraft, while their civiliz- ... 
main ..... different (8) ... or ... differ-ent  ... or ... differ ent  .......... the surrounding islets. These speak a differ- ... ent language from the true Aleuts, but other-
main ..... otherwise (1) ... or ... other-wise  ... or ... other wise  .......... ent language from the true Aleuts, but other- ... wise resemble them closely. During the hunt-
main ..... hunting (6) ... or ... hunt-ing  ... or ... hunt ing  .......... wise resemble them closely. During the hunt- ... ing season they scoured the seas in their skin
main ..... instead ((0)) ... or ... in-stead  ... or ... in stead  .......... winter many of them remained at Sitka in- ... stead of returning to their homes. Their time
cust ..... kazhims (1) ... or ... kazh-ims  ... or ... kazh ims  .......... white man. One who saw them in their kazh- ... ims, as their dwellings were often called,
main ..... rejoicings ((0)) ... or ... rejoic-ings  ... or ... rejoic ings  .......... bloodthirsty. He delights in simple rejoic- ... ings and will play you a game of chess with
main ..... accompaniment (1) ... or ... ac-companiment  ... or ... ac companiment  .......... argument is carried on in poetry to the ac- ... companiment of dancing, and one would be
main ..... together (2) ... or ... to-gether  ... or ... to gether  .......... has its drawbacks. Several families live to- ... gether in the kazhims, and during one's visit
main ..... posture ((0)) ... or ... pos-ture  ... or ... pos ture  .......... they all lie around in every conceivable pos- ... ture, jolly and genial, naked and unashamed.
main ..... attentions ((0)) ... or ... atten-tions  ... or ... atten tions  .......... heaped upon you the most assiduous atten- ... tions."
main ..... engraved ((0)) ... or ... engrav-ed  ... or ... engrav ed  .......... Russian Navigators; Tarantief, who engrav- ... ed the maps on copper-plate at Sitka; and
main ..... product (3) ... or ... prod-uct  ... or ... prod uct  .......... in the employ of the Company, were the prod- ... uct of the educational institution of Sitka.
main ..... mathematics ((0)) ... or ... mathemat-ics  ... or ... mathemat ics  .......... and there were taught navigation, mathemat- ... ics, astronomy, bookkeeping, and other
main ..... being (26) ... or ... be-ing  ... or ... be ing  .......... Resanof in his letters to the Company as be- ... ing a very "Unpretentious building, and
cust ..... Blockhouse (7) ... or ... Block-house  ... or ... Block house  .......... cemeteries, near the site of the upper Block- ... house. Her successor, the second Princess
main ..... delightfully (1) ... or ... de-lightfully  ... or ... de lightfully  .......... Eliza Ruhamah Scidmore, who wrote so de- ... lightfully of Sitka in her journeys in Alaska
main ..... disappeared (3) ... or ... disap-peared  ... or ... disap peared  .......... governors. On her wedding night she disap- ... peared from the ballroom in the midst of the
main ..... hospitality (3) ... or ... hos-pitality  ... or ... hos pitality  .......... Russian cheer is proverbial, and their hos- ... pitality is lavish.
main ..... because (2) ... or ... be-cause  ... or ... be cause  .......... Sitka, under the Muscovite, existed be- ... cause of the fur trade, and every energy and
main ..... passages (3) ... or ... pas-sages  ... or ... pas sages  .......... The steamer "Nikolai" plied along the pas- ... sages of the Alexander Archipelago, explor-
main ..... exploring ((0)) ... or ... explor-ing  ... or ... explor ing  .......... sages of the Alexander Archipelago, explor- ... ing the inlets, surveying the bays and rivers,
main ..... permitted (1) ... or ... per-mitted  ... or ... per mitted  .......... was the market where the natives were per- ... mitted to trade. There they brought their
main ..... ammunition ((0)) ... or ... ammuni-tion  ... or ... ammuni tion  .......... for calico and beads, blankets and ammuni- ... tion.[67-1] This market was closed by a portcul-
-no- ..... portcullised ((0)) ... or ... portcul-lised  ... or ... portcul lised  .......... tion.[67-1] This market was closed by a portcul- ... lised door which permitted entrance through
main ..... thousands (5) ... or ... thou-sands  ... or ... thou sands  .......... The warehouses were stored with thou- ... sands on thousands of the richest furs of the
main ..... martin (1) ... or ... mar-tin  ... or ... mar tin  .......... Portland Canal to Cape Spencer. The mar- ... tin, the American sable, with its fluffy pelage.
main ..... muskrat ((0)) ... or ... musk-rat  ... or ... musk rat  .......... the Valley of the Yukon; mink, ermine, musk- ... rat, beaver, land otter, pile on pile. Tons of
main ..... arrested (2) ... or ... ar-rested  ... or ... ar rested  .......... attempting to infringe on their rights was ar- ... rested and sent to Russia for pimishment.[68-1]
main ..... conflagration ((0)) ... or ... con-flagration  ... or ... con flagration  .......... four fire engines provided against loss by con- ... flagration. Some rare weapons were also
cust ..... California (16) ... or ... Cali-fornia  ... or ... Cali fornia  .......... Tallow for candles was brought from Cali- ... fornia, moulded at the port and distributed
main ..... considerable ((0)) ... or ... con-siderable  ... or ... con siderable  .......... their industry and thrift accumulated con- ... siderable money which the Company held to
main ..... maintained (5) ... or ... main-tained  ... or ... main tained  .......... feared. Strict military discipline was main- ... tained at all times. At the foot of the hill were
main ..... building (46) ... or ... build-ing  ... or ... build ing  .......... known as the Sitka Trading Company's build- ... ing, and has recently been removed. The
main ..... flouring (2) ... or ... flour-ing  ... or ... flour ing  .......... for the settlement and for export. Two flour- ... ing mills, one in Sitka, the other at the Ozer-
cust ..... Ozerskoe (3) ... or ... Ozer-skoe  ... or ... Ozer skoe  .......... ing mills, one in Sitka, the other at the Ozer- ... skoe Redoubt on Globokoe[72-2] (Deep) Lake,
cust ..... Simpson (2) ... or ... Simp-son  ... or ... Simp son  .......... comfort of the sick, of which Governor Simp- ... son said: "The institution in question would
cust ..... California (16) ... or ... Califor-nia  ... or ... Califor nia  .......... on the lakes and at times shipped to Califor- ... nia. The icehouses were near the outlet of
cust ..... American (39) ... or ... Amer-ican  ... or ... Amer ican  .......... One day in the spring of 1852 the Amer- ... ican ship "Bacchus" came into Sitka to pur-
main ..... purchase (6) ... or ... pur-chase  ... or ... pur chase  .......... ican ship "Bacchus" came into Sitka to pur- ... chase a cargo of ice. All the ice for San Fran-
cust ..... Francisco (7) ... or ... Fran-cisco  ... or ... Fran cisco  .......... chase a cargo of ice. All the ice for San Fran- ... cisco had to this time been brought in the hold
main ..... consequently ((0)) ... or ... con-sequently  ... or ... con sequently  .......... made in Sitka during a hundred years, con- ... sequently the Ice Company later transferred
cust ..... Company (49) ... or ... Com-pany  ... or ... Com pany  .......... of the Honourable, the Hudson's Bay Com- ... pany, visited Sitka in 1841 and in 1842. He
main ..... castigation ((0)) ... or ... casti-gation  ... or ... casti gation  .......... a promise never again to undergo such a casti- ... gation. The account of his stay at the Hot
main ..... overland ((0)) ... or ... over-land  ... or ... over land  .......... ship "Alexander," then crossed Siberia over- ... land on his return to England from a journey
cust ..... English (17) ... or ... Eng-lish  ... or ... Eng lish  .......... being cast in Sitka, others purchased of Eng- ... lish or Americans, which were purchased on
main ..... rewarded (1) ... or ... re-warded  ... or ... re warded  .......... Krukof, the manager at ??TJnalaska, was re- ... warded in 1821 for 40 years' service; Banner
main ..... extent (1) ... or ... ex-tent  ... or ... ex tent  .......... An area as broad as an empire, equal in ex- ... tent to Norway, Sweden, Finland, and Den-
-no- ..... Denmark ((0)) ... or ... Den-mark  ... or ... Den mark  .......... tent to Norway, Sweden, Finland, and Den- ... mark combined, was to be handed over from
cust ..... Baran (54) ... or ... Baran- (((2))) ... or ... Baran   .......... along the terrace which ran around the Baran- ... 
-no- ..... Kashavaroffs ((0)) ... or ... Kashavar-offs  ... or ... Kashavar offs  .......... Among those who remained are the Kashavar- ... offs, the Kostromitinoffs, the Bolshanins, the
main ..... headquarters (4) ... or ... head-quarters  ... or ... head quarters  .......... troops, Gen. Jeff C. Davis, made his head- ... quarters in the building on the hill that had
main ..... Distinguished ((0)) ... or ... Distin-guished  ... or ... Distin guished  .......... arrived drifted away as they came. Distin- ... guished visitors came and were entertained in
main ..... dispensed ((0)) ... or ... dis-pensed  ... or ... dis pensed  .......... the old castle where the Commandant dis- ... pensed hospitality. Lady Franklin, the
cust ..... them (57) ... or ... them- (((1))) ... or ... them  ((((37)))) .......... authority of other communities, and set them- ... 
cust ..... Government (5) ... or ... Govern-ment  ... or ... Govern ment  .......... selves to remedy the omission of the Govern- ... ment in far-off Washington so far as was
main ..... councilmen (1) ... or ... coun-cilmen  ... or ... coun cilmen  .......... association, drafted ordinances, elected coun- ... cilmen, collected revenue for improving the
main ..... visiting (3) ... or ... visit-ing  ... or ... visit ing  .......... a noted chief of the Chilkats who was visit- ... ing Sitka, was entertained by General Davis
main ..... refreshments ((0)) ... or ... refresh-ments  ... or ... refresh ments  .......... at the castle on the hill. The liquid refresh- ... ments serve to him by the General raised his
main ..... permitted (1) ... or ... per-mitted  ... or ... per mitted  .......... Meantime orders that no Indians be per- ... mitted to leave the Ranche were issued which
main ..... military (3) ... or ... mili-tary  ... or ... mili tary  .......... in the Territory. The presence of the mili- ... tary had guaranteed safety from attack by
main ..... advocated ((0)) ... or ... ad-vocated  ... or ... ad vocated  .......... under the leadership of Katlean, openly ad- ... vocated sacking the town, killing the men and
cust ..... assem (2) ... or ... assem- (((1))) ... or ... assem   .......... under Annahootz.[83-1] The Keeksitties assem- ... 
main ..... immediate (2) ... or ... immedi-ate  ... or ... immedi ate  .......... the Ranche and trained his guns for immedi- ... ate use. The danger was averted. Captain
main ..... departed (2) ... or ... de-parted  ... or ... de parted  .......... U. S. S. "Alaska," on April 3rd, then de- ... parted for Esquimault with the blessings of
main ..... massacre ((0)) ... or ... mas-sacre  ... or ... mas sacre  .......... had gone to escape the danger of Indian mas- ... sacre; witchcraft prevailed among the natives
main ..... population (4) ... or ... popula-tion  ... or ... popula tion  .......... 325 people, exclusive of the Creole popula- ... tion. He appointed an Indian police; estab-
main ..... established (9) ... or ... estab-lished  ... or ... estab lished  .......... tion. He appointed an Indian police; estab- ... lished more sanitary conditions in the
main ..... compelled (3) ... or ... com-pelled  ... or ... com pelled  .......... "Ranche," numbered the houses, and com- ... pelled the attendance of the Indian children
main ..... friendly (1) ... or ... friend-ly  ... or ... friend ly  .......... in the town attended. Annahootz, the friend- ... ly Kokwantan war chief, made a speech.
main ..... attentively ((0)) ... or ... atten-tively  ... or ... atten tively  .......... they squatted by the wall and listened atten- ... tively. The school was continued until De-
cust ..... December (7) ... or ... De-cember  ... or ... De cember  .......... tively. The school was continued until De- ... cember, when it was given up, but in the
main ..... although (7) ... or ... al-though  ... or ... al though  .......... Department continued until 1884, then, al- ... though the warships still remained in Alaskan
cust ..... pro (89) ... or ... pro- (((1))) ... or ... pro   .......... schools were in reach, for the same act pro- ... 
main ..... prospecting ((0)) ... or ... pros-pecting  ... or ... pros pecting  .......... With the influx of the Americans pros- ... pecting began, for in the vast wild mountains
main ..... successful (4) ... or ... success-ful  ... or ... success ful  .......... wealth in the colonies. He was not success- ... ful enough to make it of profit to them, al-
main ..... although (7) ... or ... al-though  ... or ... al though  .......... ful enough to make it of profit to them, al- ... though he found coal on Cook Inlet, gold on
main ..... prospector ((0)) ... or ... pros-pector  ... or ... pros pector  .......... shovel. Nicholas Haley, an old-time pros- ... pector of Arizona, who came with the troops
main ..... specimens ((0)) ... or ... spec-imens  ... or ... spec imens  .......... attacked the rugged mountains. Rich spec- ... imens were brought in and yielded enough
cust ..... company (4) ... or ... com-pany  ... or ... com pany  .......... Others tried it. In 1878 a mining com- ... pany was organized at Sitka, but there was
main ..... particles ((0)) ... or ... parti-cles  ... or ... parti cles  .......... was white rock with yellow, glittering parti- ... cles dancing in the clear stream. With the
main ..... specimens ((0)) ... or ... speci-mens  ... or ... speci mens  .......... fear it was but fools gold they took speci- ... mens and marked the place where they were
main ..... submitted ((0)) ... or ... sub-mitted  ... or ... sub mitted  .......... found. When they reached Sitka they sub- ... mitted these samples to Judge DEGroff, and
cust ..... Aleutian (6) ... or ... Aleu-tian  ... or ... Aleu tian  .......... plateau stretches along shore, past the Aleu- ... tian Islands and into Bering Sea. There are
main ..... civilization (1) ... or ... civiliza-tion  ... or ... civiliza tion  .......... Padres in their missions. Here the civiliza- ... tion of the East met the progress of the West,
main ..... sloping ((0)) ... or ... slop-ing  ... or ... slop ing  .......... the native village, or ??"Ranehe," with a slop- ... ing beach upon which in former days the
main ..... stairway (1) ... or ... stair-way  ... or ... stair way  .......... which remain. In front of this is the stair- ... way leading to the top of the hill on which
main ..... residence (6) ... or ... resi-dence  ... or ... resi dence  .......... Department, on the site of the former resi- ... dence of the chief manager of the Russian
main ..... former (15) ... or ... for-mer  ... or ... for mer ((((1)))) .......... the Kolosh village and the harbor. The for- ... mer building was often called the Governor's
main ..... counting (2) ... or ... count-ing  ... or ... count ing  .......... the old barracks building is the former count- ... ing house of the Company, now occupied as
main ..... Customs (2) ... or ... Cus-toms  ... or ... Cus toms  .......... it was used by the United States for a Cus- ... toms office, and by the Governor as an office.
main ..... surmounted (1) ... or ... sur-mounted  ... or ... sur mounted  .......... building, standing back from the walk, sur- ... mounted by a Greek cross, which marks the
main ..... communicants ((0)) ... or ... com-municants  ... or ... com municants  .......... are claimed to be ten thousand com- ... municants of that faith and from Sitka the
main ..... surmounted (1) ... or ... sur-mounted  ... or ... sur mounted  .......... church is in the form of a cross and is sur- ... mounted by the Greek cross. The interior
main ..... navigators (1) ... or ... naviga-tors  ... or ... naviga tors  .......... by Etolin for a home for the clerks, naviga- ... tors, and other employes of the Company--
cust ..... Presbyterian (1) ... or ... Presby-terian  ... or ... Presby terian  .......... is the Sheldon Jackson School, the Presby- ... terian Mission School, consisting of a group
main ..... institution (2) ... or ... insti-tution  ... or ... insti tution  .......... is printed by the native students of the insti- ... tution.
main ..... Mission (6) ... or ... Mis-sion  ... or ... Mis sion  .......... Returning toward the town, at the Mis- ... sion the Davis Road turns toward the north.
main ..... occupation (5) ... or ... occu-pation  ... or ... occu pation  .......... It was built by the Army during their occu- ... pation, in the process of their securing wood
main ..... Following ((0)) ... or ... Follow-ing  ... or ... Follow ing  .......... C. Davis, the Commander of the post. Follow- ... ing it the Military Cemetery is reached at
main ..... descendent ((0)) ... or ... de-scendent  ... or ... de scendent  .......... them being that of Gouverneur Morris, a de- ... scendent of the famous financier of the Revo-
main ..... Revolution ((0)) ... or ... Revo-lution  ... or ... Revo lution  .......... scendent of the famous financier of the Revo- ... lution. A stone marks the resting place of
main ..... Department (6) ... or ... Depart-ment  ... or ... Depart ment  .......... experiment farm of the Agricultural Depart- ... ment of the United States. There may be
-no- ..... Georgeson ((0)) ... or ... George-son  ... or ... George son  .......... latter is a variety originated by Prof. George- ... son through hybridizing the cultivated berries
main ..... formerly (8) ... or ... for-merly  ... or ... for merly  .......... scattered spruce trees, the spot where for- ... merly stood the tea houses of the Russians.
main ..... remaining (3) ... or ... remain-ing  ... or ... remain ing  .......... along, on the left of the walk, is the remain- ... ing Russian blockhouse, the last of three
main ..... stockade (15) ... or ... stock-ade  ... or ... stock ade  .......... which formerly stood on the line of the stock- ... ade that protected the town from the Kolosh.
main ..... blockhouses (2) ... or ... block-houses  ... or ... block houses  .......... On the line of the stockade were three block- ... houses, the church being between the first
main ..... instructed ((0)) ... or ... in-structed  ... or ... in structed  .......... by the native workmen, who have been in- ... structed at the mission school, at which there
main ..... interesting (6) ... or ... interest-ing  ... or ... interest ing  .......... In this village have lived some interest- ... ing and strong characters. Annahootz and
main ..... acquired (1) ... or ... ac-quired  ... or ... ac quired  .......... at ten thousand dollars, and which was ac- ... quired by skill in basket making and shrewd-
cust ..... shrewd (3) ... or ... shrewd- (((1))) ... or ... shrewd  ((((1)))) .......... quired by skill in basket making and shrewd- ... 
main ..... proportion (1) ... or ... propor-tion  ... or ... propor tion  .......... design of delicate beauty and line of propor- ... tion, made from silver coins which they
main ..... miserable ((0)) ... or ... miser-able  ... or ... miser able  .......... acquired great influence and made life miser- ... able for their fellow-citizens by the practice
main ..... interesting (6) ... or ... in-teresting  ... or ... in teresting  .......... shores surrounding the town are many in- ... teresting places forming an opportunity for
main ..... picturesque (3) ... or ... pictur-esque  ... or ... pictur esque  .......... fjord transplanted to Alaska--with pictur- ... esque waterfalls plunging into its waters, deep
main ..... Redoubt (6) ... or ... Re-doubt  ... or ... Re doubt  .......... miles farther to the southwest than the Re- ... doubt, is situated the Sitka Hot Springs,
main ..... Sawmill (3) ... or ... Saw-mill  ... or ... Saw mill  .......... Bay, Herring Bay with the gorge of Saw- ... mill Creek and the chain of lakes, Blue Lake,
cust ..... mountain (26) ... or ... moun-tain  ... or ... moun tain  .......... Mt. Verstovia.--The ascent of this moun- ... tain comprises one of the most interesting
cust ..... Jamestown (4) ... or ... James-town  ... or ... James town  .......... the trough of the watering place of the" James- ... town," came to the beach. This place may be
main ..... undergrowth (2) ... or ... under-growth  ... or ... under growth  .......... the first 800 or 1,000 feet through dense under- ... growth under the trees, the mosses and ferns
main ..... northward (4) ... or ... north-ward  ... or ... north ward  .......... capped peaks rise for a hundred miles, north- ... ward the lofty summits of Mt. Crillon and Mt.

cen- turies trans- planted ex- quisitely digni- fied advo- cate surround- ings forecast- ed lim- its some- thing maga- zines Posses- sions cen- tered discov- ery re- luctantly predeces- sor leav- ing cer- tainty navi- gators moun- tains Reso- lution be- hind dis- covery North- west voy- age en- tered por- tion paint- ed naviga- tion be- tween detach- ment se- cured an- chorage or- ders pur- chased difficul- ties scarc- ity pre- sent dis- favor de- tained re- lease de- tected cour- age para- phernalia Bar- ber plun- dered ran- somed cap- tains en- deavored hun- dred Reinforce- ments sur- render cross- ing moun- tains remain- ing live- stock re- doubts col- ony be- cause sur- vivors ex- pulsion gar- rison estab- lishment re- lieve ac- counts build- ing spend- ing man- ager Ad- viser ad- minister re- turned Com- mercial medici- nal ad- vent feast- ing acknow- ledge howl- ing ex- haustion batter- ies some- what differ- ent other- wise hunt- ing in- stead rejoic- ings ac- companiment to- gether pos- ture atten- tions engrav- ed prod- uct mathemat- ics be- ing de- lightfully disap- peared hos- pitality be- cause pas- sages explor- ing per- mitted ammuni- tion thou- sands mar- tin musk- rat ar- rested con- flagration con- siderable main- tained build- ing flour- ing pur- chase con- sequently casti- gation over- land re- warded ex- tent head- quarters Distin- guished dis- pensed coun- cilmen visit- ing refresh- ments per- mitted mili- tary ad- vocated immedi- ate de- parted mas- sacre popula- tion estab- lished com- pelled friend- ly atten- tively al- though pros- pecting success- ful al- though pros- pector spec- imens parti- cles speci- mens sub- mitted civiliza- tion slop- ing stair- way resi- dence for- mer count- ing Cus- toms sur- mounted com- municants sur- mounted naviga- tors insti- tution Mis- sion occu- pation Follow- ing de- scendent Revo- lution Depart- ment for- merly remain- ing stock- ade block- houses in- structed interest- ing ac- quired propor- tion miser- able in- teresting pictur- esque Re- doubt Saw- mill under- growth north- ward
moun- tain per- fect Kat- leanski Sit- ka De- groff Revo- Alas- ka's peo- ple Fran- cisco Ark- angelsk Com- pany Eng- land Honour- Fran- cisco Char- lotte Dor- ado Baran- of Rus- sians sur- Rus- sians ab- Ko- losh Alex- ander Ros- Rus- sian Peters- burg op- Ru- miantzof Chic- hagof Andree- vich Kutu- sof Hage- meister Sim- eon Yan- ovski Com- pany sev- civiliz- kazh- ims Block- house Cali- fornia Ozer- skoe Simp- son Califor- nia Amer- ican Fran- cisco Com- pany Eng- lish Baran- them- Govern- ment assem- De- cember pro- com- pany Aleu- tian Presby- terian shrewd- moun- tain James- town
Archangelsky Polavishin coppersmiths portcullised Denmark Kashavaroffs Georgeson