INTRODUCTION 



Only those who have had the experience, know 

 the pleasure of traveling outside the beaten tracks 

 and viewing new scenes that are not generally 

 known to the average tourist of to-day. Every year 

 the Atlantic has its throngs who are crossing the 

 ocean to visit old places which have become familiar 

 to the majority of readers. There is a route for the 

 student of nature, which has been only partially 

 opened of recent years, that presents many points 

 of interest. While nature has not yet become 

 defaced by the artificial scenes which the Atlantic 

 tourist meets throughout his journey, the traveler 

 can try the newer way by turning his steps toward 

 the Pacific and visiting Alaska. There may not be 

 all the comforts one experiences on the Atlantic, 

 but the ocean voyage will be found plenty long, 

 and there will be the satisfaction of viewing one's 

 own country. 



Alaska is a vast and not thoroughly explored 

 territory, with many dififerent tribes of people, 

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