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About The west shore. (Portland, Or.) 1875-1891 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 26, 1889)
WKST SIIOKK. employed, the women fish anil pick ticrric. Some of the fruit they dry, some they preserve in oil. The Alus kan iH ahead of his brother of the plain in that he provide! a supply of winter food. Many of the women gather lierriea for sale. With a large basket trapcd to her back, one them will climb the mountain and gather a half bushel in a day. The next day she will take her place m front of a store, sitting lint THE C1LM0RS JUBILEE. 0 SK of the greatest evidence of the wonderful progress the northwest is making is the nature of the amusement attractions that now seek to grat ify it eople. A few year ag our theatre were the merest bam, and theatrical star and musician of note rarely made their aparnce. Now we hate on the. side walk, and display a U.wl or tin can of the i such superb nM ra house a "The Maruam," now I fruit, replenishing it as a chance customer from time to time makes a purchase. Some of them display ' woven baskets, moccasins, mittens, etc., which are very j neatly made. When an Indian girl arrives at woman j hood a silver pin is inserted in her lower lip, project- j ing outward. This pin is called a steelkin, or gowiU. At marriage the silver pin gives place to one of hone, and the old women wear a large wooden one. They are very fond of jewelry and many of them display '!() to MO worth of bracelets. A large silk handker chief is used to cover the head, and the stried blan ket takes the place of shawls worn by white ladies. Many of them blacken their faces, giving them a hor rible appearance. Contact with the whites has taught them lo dis card their old habits of dress and it is almost impos sible to find an Alaskan in primitive costume. Mar riage with them is a contract voidable at the desire of cither party. Family life is almost devoid of privacy, several families living in one small hut, in the center of which is a fire and in the roof an aN-rturc for the cscaie of the smoke. Here the men crforin the cul inary part of the work, and when the " Lrd of Crea tion " announces a meal the inhabitant of the hovel crowd around the one x.t of meat, fruit or mussels, and help themselves with large, w.sslcn s.n. lb-re the half-elm. children play, quarrel and witness many doings of their elders unfit for childish eyes lead liodiea are cremated, and small tent contain ing a window in the east are envied over the ash.. The island opposite Douglas City is a burying ground, and some graves may In- seen m the p tun ing er.vt.il in r.irtland and Illustrated in this Issue of Wmt Siiohk, and the U-st musical and thentrical at tractions mw visit us and find an enthusiastic recep tion. Never ha the Northwest la-en offered uch a mus ical treat a that which will be given it by thetiilmore jubilee, (iilniore'i celebrated band I l"-Yond compar ison the thiol in America, and ha no superior In the world. A a producer of wonderful inuicl effect and a a manager of gigantic musical enterprise, Mr. till more ha no living npial. Hi great jubilee In lloa ton were the wonder and admiration of the musician of the world. (iilinore' band i now on a grand Jubilee tour, and will give three concert In Portland on the 4th and ,'th of November, which will long l remcmlercd by those fortunate enough to hear them, lie I accom panied by ome of the most celebrated Vocalist of the world, whe names are familiar to all. audi a Cam panini, the gnat tenor. Myron W. Whitney, America' greatest basso, Mim eVereand blanche Stone Itarl.m, aopranot, M I'ucnte, baritone, au kwardl. the great Swedish tenor, Helen ImdleyCampU II, contralto, and Signor Ferrari, pianist, A ihru of ."Mm Voice will assist in the gn-at musical festival. The jubilee willl given In the MNsltlon building The anvil chorus feature of the lUt.m Jubilee will I reproduced by a cori of Mi siml Later pl.tur- e.U. ly atlmd. who will Wat ith sledge ha ersup- n l.lm k-nith anvils Th artillery feature w.ll Ire repr.Nhi.-ed by a Utteryofi.il cannon which were man- turn! epr.ly for llil purj-oae my are e gam ii mi ami II flic I . ... t .l -I. ..... prlitiltA tifrt ll. , . , . ,. , , ,i H...l4 i,liii. T ie I. rlie IH'., Uloiiniei on iii..'k" A In'tter future Inn la-fore the Alaska nam. me i Iiuolllig. ami earn K'iii - - i miimtr Tb.- willl- placed .Mit.ide the building and rolilie.te-1 by ele.tr ie wire so that they ranbeb...med m r.-t time with the iiiu.ie by ton. King .Utrle keys nil the stage The music loving -"pte of the nnrtli"t will no ,.,u,t , jubra. e this op-.rtm.lty to hear the great.-l l.mi l .-f America In a musical Jubil. e no thr band lia r-rr att..op'd It I rid.n.e of lh great ra f,r.. Portland baa Un making that it I .e. led a tl,e pU.e for holding u. h a musical Ml! a lb nUtivr city of the nortbwe.t. and tbl f. t "ill government is providing, sch.sil for the elu. sin training of the children. Missionaries are nm-ting with success in Christianizing them. The Friend have a mission on the island, which has l.-en ex-rtmg a U-nelicial inlluence for two years As a la-ttrr class f citizen reduce our mining Mn ami fishing slation .....re to the law and order basis, the Indian w.ll h-M to the molding of a better civilization A standard gauge clMric radaay i i- b"1'1 Ltwecn Taenia and Seattle The ,urwy '"' completed and it is designed t- have the r.d m --" ation within eighteen months ! r reiy Iwre