Preface 



During many years spent within the Arctic Circle 

 of Northwestern Alaska, at Tig-a-ra (Point Hope 

 Village), where 1 have lived at the mission station 

 of the Episcopal Church, acting as medical man and 

 teacher, and, later on, in deacon's orders, I have 

 naturally become interested in these ancient people, 

 and have written the following volume of short 

 stories simply to show the nature, traditions and 

 legends of the In-u-pash.' I have also introduced a 

 few brief sketches, hoping to give a little insight 

 into the simplicity of these primitive people who 

 have been isolated from the outside world from the 

 most remote time. There has been no attempt 

 made to exhaust the subject. 



John B. Driggs, M. D. 



April, igo^. 



• In-u-pash — Native inhabitants of the coast of the Arctic sec- 

 tion of Alaska. 



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