An Intelligent Indian. — Tho Alaska Indians are becoming Americanised under the Influence of a newspaper. The " Alaska Times " says: — "An intelligent-looking Indian came into our office and wished to know tha price of our paper. We told him very friendly, and felt somewhat anxious to know what he wanted with a paper. He replied in rather good English, "You never mind, I go to Victoria, liiyou white men read him, and speak me Indian, me plenty understand. How much the paper, sir ? ' We told him nothing, and presented him with a copy of the " Alaska Times." He did not feel satisfied, and promptly asked the price of ten. We told him, and he instantly paid for ten copies, but he must have abundance of sealing wax, which we gave him. He then asked, 'WTrite man pay you three months, me pay same,' and planked down enough of furs to pay six months' subscription. He is the finest Indiaa subscriber we have. He gave hia nama * KUtch-a-tariipo\* ')
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Tuapeka Times, Volume II, Issue 102, 22 January 1870, Page 6
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