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Identifier: alaskapanamacana00boyc (find matches)
Title: Alaska and the Panama canal
Year: 1914 (1910s)
Authors: Boyce, William Dickson, 1848-1929
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Publisher: Chicago, New York, Rand, McNally & co
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: Sloan Foundation

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ise counsel preventedmuch bloodshed. Although always a Democrat and true tohis party at a time when the Republican administration fullycontrolled the Alaskan situation, he retained the respect andconfidence of every one. From Nome he went to Juneau, thepresent capital of Alaska, and started another daily paper, andwith the change of national administration was the most logicalman in all Alaska for the position of first political Governor.He lives in a beautiful home in Juneau erected by the UnitedStates Government as the residence of the Governor, and heand his charming wife occupy the first position in social life aswell as government. He is a real pioneer, understanding theneeds of the country, and, unless overruled at Washington, willbe able to do a great deal for Alaska. Although he is only aboutfifty years of age the hardships of this new country have turnedhis hair snowy white; he has the military carriage of an ofiicerin the regular army and all the diplomacy of a statesman. He
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INDIAN GIRLS SEWING AT SITKA MISSION SCHOOL. ) ALASKA I2i is an honest man and, irrespective of party, was the choice ofthe people of Alaska for Governor. President Wilson nevermade a more popular appointment. If the good intentions of our Government and the mission-aries produced such results in Alaska as they do at home, thenative Alaskan child would have a good start in the world.But when you consider the world they start in, their bloodand surroundings, they have precious little chance of successafter the only happy days they ever know—their school days—•during which they are guarded and cared for mentally andphysically and get a start that would be promising anywhere. The Greek Catholic Church, which first took Christianityto Alaska, in the early days of Russian occupation, maintainsmissions at a dozen localities, and now nearly every Christiandenomination is represented by one or more missions. Alorethan a score of native schools are maintained under the controlof a commis

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