attered over three-fourths of a mile. Three stores, a
post-office, a church, and a road-house. Found the owners of
the store at Old Crow which we burglarized, and paid them
for what we got. They said it was all right. Seems as though
there are hundreds of dogs here. Boat expected up the Yukon
almost any day--there is no regular time for their landing
here.

"_Sunday, August 10th._--Went to church in the log church.
The archdeacon preached. A full-blood by the name of David
interpreted. Another native read the liturgy, but not very
well. The sermon was simple and plain. He touched the
natives' pride. Told them how they used to get along with
bows and arrows and stone axes, how they conquered the
wilderness; told them not to forget those virtues and not to
give way to the vices of white people. Many strange faces in
the audience. Saw one like a Japanese samurai, with
bristling beard and stiff black hair. Have seen this type
everywhere these last 1,500 miles--people who look like
Japs. I don't think much law and order here. White men
married to Indian women. There is a government school and a
good many Indian children go there. The men get too much
whisky here.

"The archdeacon is a great traveler. He told me why people
up north like bright-colored clothes. He says that the hind
sack on his sled is brilliantly embroidered, and when he is
mushing dogs he finds himself looking at this bright piece
of color. All the landscape is very monotonous, and the
night is hard to endure so long. He says that is why the
natives like bright colors.

"This afternoon in the archdeacon's house I found a strange
old book. It seems to have been written by some preacher
some hundreds of years ago. His name was Bartolomeo de Las
Casas. He must have been a Spaniard, for he is writing about
the Indians. He says, 'We are killing them, and have done so
relentlessly.' Seems to me that was a good deal like the fur
trade. He goes on and says some more from Ecclesiastes: 'The
Most High is not pleased with the offerings of the wicked.
Neither is He pacified for sin by the multitude of
sacrifices. Whoso bringeth an offering of the goods of the
poor doth as one that killeth the son before the father's
eyes.'

"Well, that sounds as though some one