CONTENTS xi 



CHAP. PAGE 



IX. ON HERSCHEL ISLAND AND FLAXMAN ISLAND . 309 



Herschel Island The Whaler's influence on the Natives 

 Catching White Whales or Seal The Natives Their life- 

 Departure from the Island Storkersen left Sick Natives 

 Start for Hula-Hula River Meet Ned and his outfit Axel 

 Anderson Return to Flaxman Island Decide to leave for 

 Civilization Make preparations Farewell Festival. 



X. THE SLEDGE TRIP FROM FLAXMAN ISLAND TO 



ICY CAPE . . .334 



The Start Good-bye to Mr. Leffingwell Gales Crossing 

 Harrison's Bay Lost on the Ice Arrive at a Native Village 

 Reach Elson Bay Arrive at Point Barrow The Whaling 

 Industry The Natives The Missionary The School 

 Teachers Leave Point Barrow Natives on the trail 

 Wainwright Inlet Natives writing Letters Hard travelling 

 Alone Icy Cape. 



XI. FROM ICY CAPE BACK TO CIVILIZATION . . 363 



Leave Icy Cape Sledge breaks down Meet Natives 

 Travel with them Arrive at Cape Lisburne A Blizzard 

 Hard travelling to reach Point Hope The Missionary The 

 Natives Leave Point Hope Keevalina Kotzebue Mission 

 Dogs giving out Arrive at Candle Civilization again. 



XII. FROM CANDLE TO FORT GIBBON .... 383 



Leave Candle Crossing Seward Peninsula Extreme Cold 

 Weather Counsil Nome Leave Nome A Blizzard- 

 Crossing Norton Bay Caught by the rising Water Tele- 

 graph Stations Kaltag The Yukon Over Nulato Portage- 

 Stormy Weather on the River Trading Stations on the 

 Yukon Fort Gibbon. 



XIII. CONCLUSION .408 



Leave for Fairbanks Stage-driving Mining Camps 

 Hotsprings Fairbanks Start for Valdez Strike-breakers- 

 Warm Weather A Blizzard Stay in a Road-house 

 Through the Keystone Canon Arrive at Valdez Leave 

 Alaska. 



