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Chiswell; islands, off the southern coast of Kenai peninsula. Named Chiswell'^ 

 islands by Portlock in 17S(). Also, erroneously, Chisswell's. They are the 

 Aialiki islands of Tebenkof, which may be a native name. Has also been 

 written Ajaliki. 



Chitchagoff, bay; see Chichagof. 



Chitina; river, tributary to the Copper river, from the east, near latitude 62°. Native 

 name, reported, in 1885, by Allen, who spells it Chittyna, from c}iitt>i, 

 copper, and na, river. Hayes wrote it Chittenah; Brooks, Chittena, and 

 Abercrombie, Chettyna. 



Chitistone; river, tributary to the Chitina. Named Chittystone by Allen in 1885; 

 from chiltif, copper and stone, the English word^ i. e., Copperstone river, 

 on account of copper discolorations on the bowlders and rocks of the 

 river's bed. 



Cliititu; creek, tributary to the Nizina, from the south. Called Chitty Too (copper 

 water) by Allen in 1885. Hayes, 1891, says fuo means river and di'k means 

 creek, and that he has usually omitted these generic endings. The water 

 of this stream is reported to be of a dark copper color. 



Chitnak; native village, on the southern shore of St. Lawrence island, Bering sea. 

 Native name, from Tebenkof, who wrote it Shitnak. Has also been written 

 Chitnak, Sshitnak, and Tchitnak. 



Cliitnmlnmk, village; see Sitnazuak. 



Chit.^lilcliina; see Chistochina. 



ChUienah; see Chitina. 



Chittyna, river; see Chitina. 



Cluttystone; see Chitistone. 



Chittii Too, creek; see Chititu. 



Chiukak; Eskimo village near Golofnin bay, on north shore of Norton sound, 

 Bering sea. Eskimo name called Chiukak-miut by the Russians and 

 Chiokuk by Petrof in 1880. This appears to be the same as that called 

 Knecktakimut by the Western Union Telegraph Expedition, in 1867, and 

 Scookuk on a late Coast Survey chart. See also Akpaliut. 



Chkazehin, river; see Katzehin. 



('}ilach(ili<rh, island; see Pyramid. 



Chlanak; cape, on the southeastern coast of Kanaga island, middle Aleutians. 

 Probably a native name, from Tebenkof, 1849. Erroneously Ulanach. 



ChJehmkoff, cape; see Khlebnikof. 



Chnikchak, creek or river; see Ninilchik. 



Chock; island, near entrance to Snug cove, Gambier bay. Admiralty island, Alex- 

 ander archipelago. So named by Mansfield in 1889. 



Chokfoktolcgltdtjammt, lake and village; see Shokfaktolik. 



Chokosna; river, triliutary to the Kuskulana river, from the south. Native name, 

 from a manuscript map made by prospectors in 1900. 



Chokoyik; island, in the Yukon river, about 15 miles above the mouth of the Nowi 

 river. Native name, from Raymond, 1869, who shows a fishery on the 

 island. 



Cholmondeley; sound, indenting the eastern shore of Prince of Wales island, oppo- 

 site Gravina island, Alexander archipelago. So named by Vancouver in 

 1793. Erroneoxisly Colmondeley. It is Chasina bay of Tebenkof. Pro- 

 nounced Chum-ly. 



Chomly; post-office, on the north shore of Cholmondeley sound. Established in 

 July, 1900. 



Choris; peninsula, partly separating Kotzebue sound from Eschscholtz bay, Arctic 

 ocean. Aitparently so named by Beechey, in 1826, after Louis Choris, who 

 accompanied K(jtze]>ue on his voyage roimd the world. 



C'hurnoi, cape; see Black. 



