The story of Metlakahtla / by Henry S. Wellcome.

  • Henry Solomon Wellcome
Date:
1887
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: The story of Metlakahtla / by Henry S. Wellcome. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    The Chronicle, san francisco, cal. “‘The Story of Metlakahtla,’ by Henry S. Wellcome, is the record of the life work of William Duncan, who, in a little over thirty years, has converted a savage tribe of Indians into peaceful and industrious people.” The Alta Californian, san francisco, CAL. “Nearly 55 degrees north latitude, a few miles outside the southern boundary line of Alaska, is the Indian village of Metlakahtla, of which the foundation, progress, and im- pending annihilation form the subject of this unusually interesting volume. “The author, an enthusiastic partisan of Mr. Duncan, writes this clear statement of the whole difficulty as an appeal to the sympathy of the people of the United States, in the hope of obtaining special legislation to secure a title to lands in Alaska, which is only thirty miles distant, and whither the aggrieved villagers are anxious to emigrate.” The Bulletin, san francisco, cal. “ Mr. Wellcome’s volume wdll convince the reader that if these Christianized Indians are forced to take such a step, it will be an everlasting disgrace. * * * The story of the development of this extraordinary Indian settlement, and the trials, dangers, and narrow escapes, of its brave and zealous founder will e.xcite the reader’s keenest interest and deepest sympathy for its future welfare.”