Dav-Dea. 146 [bull. 187. 



Davidson; l>ank or tisliiiig ground, near Uniinak pass. Named by the Fish Com- 

 mission, in 1888, after Prof. George Davidson, of the United States Coast 

 and Geodetic Survey. 



Davidson; glacier, on the mainland; near head of Lynn canal, Alexander archipel- 

 ago. Named by the Coast Survey, in 1867, after Prof. George Davidson. 

 According to Krause, 1882, the native name is Ssitkaje. 



Davidson; inlet, south of Kosciusko island, on the western coast of Prince of Wales 

 archii)elago. Named by Dall, in 1879, after Prof. (Jeorge Davidson. 



Davidson; mountain, on the south side of Sanborn harbor, Nagai island, Shumagin 

 group. So named by Dall, in 1872, after Prof. George Davidson. 



Davis; creek, in Kootznahoo inlet. Admiralty island, Alexander archipelago. 

 Named by Meade, in 1869, after General Jefferson C. Davis, V. S. A., then 

 in command of the military division of Alaska. 



Davis; creek, tributary to Fortymile creek, from the south. Local name obtained 

 by the Geological Survey, in 1898, and published in 1899. It is Smith 

 creek of Abercrombie's map. The Yukon map, sheet 10, published by 

 Canada, in 1898, makes Davis creek tributary to "Walker creek. 



Davis; creek, tributary to South fork of the Koyukuk, from the south, near latitude | 

 67°. Prospectors' name, published by the Coast Survey in 1899. 



Davison; mountain (2,652 feet high), in the southern .part of Annette island, Gra- 

 vina group, Alexander archipelago. So named by Nichols in 1883. 



Davison; point, the southernmost point of Annette island, Gravina group, Alex- 

 ander archipelago. Named by Vancouver, in 1793, after Alexander Davi- 

 son, esq., " owner of our storeship." 



Davres; glaciers, two in number, at the head of Endicott arm, Holkham bay, south- 

 eastern Alaska. So named by the Coast Survey, in 1891, after Hon. 

 Henry Laurens Dawes, of Massachusetts. 



Davrson; peak, near Teslin lake, Yukon; 



range of mountains at the confluence of the Lewes, Pelly, and Yukon 

 rivers, Yukon; 



town. Government headquarters, and post-office on the Yukon river, at 

 mouth of the Klondike river, Yukon. (Not Dawson City.) 

 The above entry for Dawson is taken from the first animal report of the 

 • Canadian Board of Geographic Names. Named after Dr. George Mercer 

 Dawson, of the Canadian Geological Survey. 



Day; harbor, on the southeastern shore of Kenai peninsula. Named Day's by 

 Portlock in 1787. 



Day ay, inlet; see Taiya. 



Dead; islet, in the entrance to Red bay. Prince of Wales island, Alexander archi- 

 pelago. So named by Helm in 1886. See Danger. 



Deadman; reach, in Peril strait, Alexander archipelago. Named Deadman's bay 

 by Meade, in 1869, in memory of the 150 Aleuts killed by eating poisonous 

 mussels in this vicinity in 1799. Variously written Deadman's, Dead- 

 mans, and Deadman. 



Deadman; riffie, on Fortymile creek, near the international boundary. Commemo- 

 rative name given by the miners. Published by the Geological Survey fe 

 1899. 



Dead Pine; island, in Tlevak strait, Cordova bay, Alexander archipelago. Descrip- 

 tive name, given by Nichols in 1881. 



Dead Tree; bluff, in Mitchell bay, Kootsnahoo inlet. Admiralty island, Alexander 

 archipelago. Descriptive name, given by ]\Ieade in 1869. 



Dead Tree; island, in Hanus bay, Peril strait, Alexander archipelago. Descriiitivc 

 name, given by Moore in 1895. 



Dease; creek, lake, and river of British Columbia. Named as early as 1867, and 

 perhaps earlier, after Peter Warren Dease, of the Hudson Bay Company.! 



