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207. " Old Igloo*." — A very important site archeologically. Ex- 

 plored partly by Van Valin. (See special section devoted to this 

 site.) 



20S. Barrow. — Known also as Utkiavik, Uglaamie, or the Cape 

 Smyth village. Important white and Eskimo settlement. Old re- 

 mains. Extensive burial grounds east of village. (A. H. collec- 

 tions.) 



200. Nunawa. — Remains of old camping site, about 4 miles from 

 Barrow. 



210. Point Barrow. — The Eskimo Nuwuk. Good-sized living vil- 

 lage. Remains of older habitations. Population in 1853, 309. 

 (G. D. A.) 



The St. Lawrence and Diomede Islands 



ST. LAWRENCE ISLAND 



Ranking in archeological and anthropological importance with 

 AVales and in some respects perhaps even exceeding the latter, is 

 the large island of St. Lawrence, with the almost forgotten little 

 Punuk group at its eastern extremity. 



Figire 20. — Russian map of St. Lawrence Island, 1849. (Tebenkof) 



The main island was discovered by Bering on St. Lawrence Day, 

 August 10, 1728, and it was found peopled by the Eskimo. In 1849 

 an excellent map of it was published by Tebenkof in Novo-Archan- 

 gelsk, and on this map (fig. 26) are indicated about a dozen smaller 

 or larger Eskimo settlements, some of which, however, are not named 

 and may already have been " dead." 



About 1878 there were still six settlements with somewhat less than 

 1,500 Eskimo inhabitants on the island. That winter (1878-79) not 



