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J^Od Egg-Eld. 



:Egg; islands, in Popof strait, Shumagin islands. 80 called by Ball in 1872 

 Egg, islets, Neoker bay; see Guibert. 



Egrgr Shell; island, east of Cape Whitshed, at mouth of the Copper river. So called 

 by Moser in 1899. These are the Egg islands of Coast and Geodetic 

 Survey chart 8500 (ed. of 1900). 

 Egashal; river; see Igushik. 

 Egichtallk, village; see Aiaktalik. 

 Eg ilka, island; see Igitkin. 



Egoochshac Cook gives this as the native name of a bav in Unalaska, which one I 

 have not determmed. He entered it October 2, 1778, and sav^ (II 49'>). 

 "As all harbours are alike to me, provided thev were equallv safe and 

 convenient, I hauled into a bay, that lies 10 miles to the westward of 

 Samganoodha, known by the name of Egoochshac; but we found very 

 deep water; so that we were glad to get out again." 

 Egorkovskoi, cape; see Tanak. 

 Egoushik, river; see Igushik. 

 Egowik, creek and village; see Iguik. 

 Egypt; mountain (2,500 feet high), on the west bank of the Kuskokwin river near 



latitude 62° 30^ So named by Spurr and Post in 1898 

 Eidenu; Eskimo settlement, on Cape Prince of Wales. Yariouslv written Eidannou 

 Iden-noo, etc. It is not an Eskimo word. Can this be an Eskimo 

 rendering of "I don't know"? Beechey, 1826, writes Ei-dan-noo and 

 iden-noo. 

 Eider; anchorage and point, on the western shore of Captains bav, Unalaska 

 eastern Aleutians. Sarichef, 1792, shows a village here called Pestriakovo 

 (eider duck). Kotzebue, 1816, calls it Igognak or Pestriakovo. Thus it 

 has been called Eider, Igognak, Pestriakof, etc. 

 Eider; native village, at Eider point. Captains bay, Unalaska, called by Sarichef 

 1792, Pestriakof (eider duck). Veniaminof, about 1830, says it was com- 

 posed of five huts (yourts) and 37 people. 

 Eighteenmile, arm, of Kasaan baj- see Twelvemile. 

 Eig-htmile; bend, in the Koyukuk river, near longitude 152° 30^. Descriptive 



name, given by Allen in 1885. 

 Einalinulito; bluffs and hills (600 feet high), in the western part of St. Paul island, 

 Pribilof islands, Bering sea. Also written Ein-ah-nuh-to and Eenanukhto' 

 According to Elliott this is Aleut for the "mammae." Also, according 

 to same, it means the "three mammae." 

 Eivoogiena, island; see St. Lawrence. 

 Eivugeu, island; see St. Lawrence. 

 Ekgalit-tch, islets; see Eck holms (The). 



Ekilik; Eskimo village, on the west bank of Togiak river, about 10 miles from its 

 mouth. Eskimo name obtained by Spurr and Post, in 1898, who write it 

 Ekiligamut, i. e., Ekilik people. 

 Ekogmute, village; see Ikogmute. 



•Ek^; cape, on the eastern shore of Nushagak river, near its mouth. Xative name 

 from Lutke, 1828, who wrote it Ekouk. Clark point of the Fish Commis- 

 sion, 1888, may be a synonym for this. In the Eleventh Census written 

 Yekuk. 



Ekuk: Eskimo settlement, near the mouth of the Nushagak river. Xame from 

 Lutke, 1828, who spelled it Ekouk. Has also been written Yekuk 



Elbow;, mountain (4,111 feet high), at the first great bend or elbow of the Stikine 

 river, on its northern bank. So named bj- the Coast Survey. 



Eldorado; creek, tributary to headwaters of Budd creek, Seward peninsula. Name 

 from Brooks, 1900. 



