As night came [ found myesel!
destined to experience a night it
a canoe, only an umbrella between
me and the sky. We anchored and
soon were in dreamiand, suddenly
awakening to tind the canoe grati +
on the sand, which to i) nna y inet
tion Was a whale.

With morning Gone a driving
rain but no breeze, For several
hours we lingered landing tur oue
breakfast and diner reg ur Less of
rain, About two veloss a Lunt
breeze was felt, soou a gale was
blowing, accompanied by a acluge
of rain and the canoe now sped a-
long on the white capped waves,
landing me three hours later, #
little damp, somewhat weary and
stiff, at that iong desired, and at
last attained haven, Kitemat,
Margaret Baker,

DOAESTIC SCIENCE,

“Be sure to teach your pupils
how to utilize their own native

food,” was the urgent request of

one interested in the cookine de-
partinent. So far we have had to
depend entirely upon venison, fish,
and ducks, using eyygs amd butter
for baking purposes. The pupils
are interested to learn the different
ways of prepwring the fish and the
game, but their favorite dish is the
meat stew or fish chowder, which
they insist upon callin ¢ soup”.

Chis little paragiaph caught my
eve some time ago. [thas reference
to the Presbyterian Industrial In-
stitute at Sitka, L was pleased to
visit in the yer L895 tt is so in
accord with my own ideas anl the
efforts wehave made along this
line in the Kitumaat Home since its
inception, that [T gladly devote a
few lines to a remark or two in

keeping
iis region is sccond to the in
its wealth of natural foo t pro ucts,

Iu the animal world bear, deer,
mountain goat, porcupine vad als»
beaver are easily ob ated; geen
and several varieties of dtcks and
yvrouse are abundant; ovcasiouilhy
a wildswan is brought down,

From the sea are vreugit live
varieties of salmon, sea trout, cod
(ved, black and rock), flat fst, not
to mention herring and small fish
(ovlachau), Clams, coukles, mussels,
crabs ovber shell fish, and aquatic
plants a:e added to these.

In theis season wild rovts, barks
berries and wild apples abowad,

What a country to be thankful
for!

A skilled chef de cuisine would
grow gray headed taxing his ingen-
uity converting inio savory wishes,
the possivilisies of this manifolu
store room. y

The Kitamaat Wome while using
the necessary white food strives not
to supplant the native foods which
are dotiated generously, thus a great
saving is effeeted and the cost of
living reduced to a minimum, it
being less for the year ending in
August 1902 than four cents per
capita daily. lv might be added,
never have the girls enjoyed greater
diversity of dishes vor closed the
year in a healthier condition,

To the girls, one of the great
pleasures of the summer has been
berry -picking, They anticipate
innumerable jum puddings daring
the winter, for more than 200 Lbs
have been preserved besides having
used them freely in season, This
berry is a species of huckleberry,
very healthy food, At Kitamaat
we cul it seakhwuniht,