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Jackson (HELEN MARIA FISKE HUNT)

HELEN MARIA FISKE HUNT, an American author; born in Amherst, Mass., Oct. 18, 1831; received an academic education; she became interested in improving the conditions of the JACKSON Western Wisconsin and Southern Minnesota in 1859-1869; Superintendent of Missions in Wyoming, Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona, Utah, and Montana in 1870-1882; appointed to Alaska in 1877.

He was made United States general agent for Alaska in 1885; introduced reindeer into that territory in 1891; special United States agent to influence Laplanders to colonize in Alaska in 1898 He is the author of "Alaska and Missions on the North Pacific Coast" (1880); "Education in Alaska" (1881); annual reports on "Education in Alaska" from 1886; and annual reports on the "Introduction of Domestic Reindeer into Alaska" (1891–1901); etc. He was moderator of the Presbyterion General Assembly. In 1896 he gave $50,000 to the Indians and was appointed a special University of Utah. He died in 1909. commissioner to investigate the condition of the Mission Indians of California.

She was the author of "Bits of Travel" (1872); "A Century of Dishonor" (1881); "The Hunter Cats of Connorola" (1884); "Famona" (1884); "Zeph" (1886); etc. She died in San Francisco, Cal., Aug. 12, 1885. a