The Chemawa American, October 20, 1920, Image 3

Commissioner and Mrs. Sells and
Eskimo Girls
C om m issioner Cato Sells, M rs. S ells, am i a n u m b er of R skim o g irls w ho w ere photograplie 1 at C hem aw a last su m m e r.
ica.
D u rin g th e voyage to C hem aw a she tra v e led 800 m iles in an O om iak (skin l>oat) to N om e, th en sailed 2 ,4 0 0 m iles to
S e a ttle .
T h e T hom as sisters “ m u s h e d ” (d ro v e th e ir d o g s) 200 m iles to Nom e on o ne leg of th e ir trip to C hem aw a.
are from th e A rctic Circle an d are fine d o g d riv e rs.
They
T h e E s h a lt g irls were in a sh ip w reck 30 m iles from th e S iberian coast
an d th e passengers an d crew w ere w ith o u t foo 1 w hen rescued by th e U. S. R evenue C u tter Bear.
T h e A laskan c h ild ren w ish to th a n k Com n issio n e r Sells an 1 his wife for th e personal in te re st tak en in th e m .
(E sk im o “ th an k y o u ” ) to all.
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