THE CHEMAWA AMERICAN
Boy Lost
The following letter explains itself. -If
any of our readers know anything
about this boy the American would be
pleased to hear from you:
Seattle, Wash., 5-25-08.
Department of the Interior.
Dear Sirs:
On May 6th, 1904, my little boy, John
Prewett Baker, then 2 years old, was
supposedly stolen by Indians from my
summer home at Eagle Harbor (Kitsap
Co., Wash.) Investigations by the Seat
tle police and by Pinkerton's Agency
failed to discover any trace, nor have I
had from that time to' this day any clew
whatsoever.
About the time1 of his disappearance I
wrote to Indian Agencies in Washing
ton and in Alaska. To British Colum
bia I wrote to C. J. South, Supt. Chil
dren's Protection Act of B. C. (Van
couver, B. C.) who has charge of all
white children found from time to time
with British Columbia Indians.
In a letter recently received from Mr.
South he suggested that I should write
to your Department requesting that the
letter be referied to the Supt. of Indian
Agencies. In this way he thought that
the matter would be put on record and
that I would be communicated with
should any white children be found with
or taken' from the Alaska Indians.
Respectfully asking your kind atten
tion to this, believe me,
Yours truly,
Richard D. Baker.
John Prewett Baker; born Dec. 30th,
1902; brown eyes; dark brown hair;
mark of circumcision; regular features;
well shaped head, broad and high forehead.
HONORABLE C 0 MM ISSIONER
SPENDS SUNDAY AT CHEMAWA.
The very unexpected happened when
Commissioner Francis E. Leupp, accom
panied by his wife and daughter, dropped
in upon us after the arrival of the morn
ing train from Portland on Sunday. A
telephone message an hour previous to
their arrival was received from them,
but many were ignorant of their presence
until noon.
In the morning the party attended
Sunday school, visited the new hospital,
the site for the open-air sanitarium, the
dormitories and various other depart
ments, spending sometime in the stu
dents' dining room at the noon hour.
The afternoon was spent on the lawn
in full view of Rose Avenue and all were
entertained with the usual Sunday after
noon band concert. Surrounded by
such a sweetly scented atmosphere from
thousands and tens of thousands of
Chemawa's roses, it is no wonder that
Mrs. Leupp exclaimed that she had
never seen roses before.
, At the evening services, the student
body had the pleasure of listening to an
encouraging talk from the Commission
er, who used the Sunday School lesson
for his topic.
During the day and evening the Com
missioner met and talked with many of
the employes.
They left on the morning train on
Monday for a visit to Puyallup and Neah
Bay, Washington.
The gardeners picked a mess of straw
berries Monday.
The wagonmakers have twelve wheel
barrows made ready for the wheels.
They are now making the wheels.