Alaska and the Panama canal . UNALASKA ISLAND. 102 ALASKA. NATIVE CHILDREN AND MIXED RACES, UNALASKA MISSION. very cold, and it is nearer to Japan than to the United was an important base of supphes when Russia ownedAlaska and is now used by the United States Government inconnection with the revenue cutter service. Seven hundred and fifty miles north we came to , a very old Russian trading post near the mouth ofthe Yukon, In the summer time river boats on the Yukonmeet the ocean-going steamers at this point, transferring pas-sengers and freight. St. Michael has a rather sha
Alaska and the Panama canal . UNALASKA ISLAND. 102 ALASKA. NATIVE CHILDREN AND MIXED RACES, UNALASKA MISSION. very cold, and it is nearer to Japan than to the United was an important base of supphes when Russia ownedAlaska and is now used by the United States Government inconnection with the revenue cutter service. Seven hundred and fifty miles north we came to , a very old Russian trading post near the mouth ofthe Yukon, In the summer time river boats on the Yukonmeet the ocean-going steamers at this point, transferring pas-sengers and freight. St. Michael has a rather shallow harborand will, in my opinion, never be a port of very great impor-tance. One of the chief attractions on shore seems to be bearstrained to drink beer, the bears being chained to posts in frontof saloons. Tourists, through curiosity, are induced to buybottles of beer for each thirsty Bruin, a source of considerable ALASKA 103 revenue for the drinking places. I made a photo-graph of a bear caught in the act. There is alaw against giving or selling li
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