iBsq-Kva. 108 [bull. 187. 



Esquimaux, island; sco Eskimo. 



Estelle; niomitain, near headwaters of the Knskokwim river, longitude 153° 15^ 

 So named hy Post, of the Geological Survey, in 1898. 



Esterilcit, islas; see barren. 



Esther; island, in I'ort Wells, Prince William sound. So named by Vancouver 

 in 1794. 



Estrella; port, in Walaspina island, Bucareli hay. Prince of Wales archipelago. 

 Named Puerto de la Estrella (port of the star) by Maurelle and Quadra 

 in 1775-1779. 



Emktu, river; see Usuktu. 



Esutkwa; small stream, in northernmost Alaska, near tlie United States refuge sta- 

 tion Utkiavi. Eskimo name from Ray, 1885. 



Etches; ])ort, indenting the western shore of Hinchinbrook island, Prince William 

 sound. Visited and named by Portlock, in 1787, after John and Camden 

 Etches & Co., of London, early fur traders on the Northwest coast. 

 Dixon, 1787, called it Port Rose. The Russians adopted the native name 

 Nuchek, which has l)een variously written Noocheck, Nutschek, etc., and 

 even Nooscha. 



Etolin; cape, the northernmost point of Nunivak island, Bering sea. So named 

 by the Russians after Capt. Adolph Karlovich Etolin, Director of the Rus- 

 sian American colonies, 1841-1845 who, with Khromchenko, explored 

 this region in 1821. It has also been called Khromchenko. 



Etolin, cape; see Vasilief. 



Etolin, harbor; see Wrangell. 



Etolin; island, between Wrangell island and Prince of Wales island, Alexander 

 archipelago. Named by the Russians after Etolin, governor of the Rus- 

 sian American colonies, 1841-1845. Variously written Etholen (Bancroft's 

 Hist., p. 559), Etholine, Etoline, etc. 



Etolin; mountain (3,778 feet high), in the southern part of Etolin island, Alexander 

 archipelago. So named by Snow, in 1886, after Director Etolin. 



Etolin; point, in Bristol bay, the eastern point of entrance to Nushagak river. So 

 called by Lutke, about 1830, after Director Etolin, who made surveys and 

 explorations in this region in 1821. Variously spelled Etholin, Etoline, 

 and also called Bristol and Bristolski. 



Etolin; strait, separating Nunivak island from the mainland, Bering sea. Dis- 

 covered, in 1821, by Etolin, afterwards governor of the Russian American 

 colonies, who named it Cook strait, after Capt. James Cook. Krusen- 

 stern, however, proposed that it be called after its discoverer, Etolin, and 

 accordingly it appears variously as Cook or Etolin strait. 



Eudocla or Eudohla, islands; see Semidi. 



Eudora; mountain (3,500 feet high), on Prince of Wales island, between Moira and 

 Cholmondeley sounds, Alexander archipelago. So named by Clover in 

 1885. Erroneously Endora. 



Eudoxia, islands; see Semidi. 



Eugenia; point, on the northern shore of San Juan Bautista island, Bucareli bay. 

 Prince of Wales archipelago. Named Punta de [illegible] Eugenia by 

 Maurelle and Quadra in 1775-1779. 



Eureka; creek, tributary to Skookum river, from the north, Seward peninsula. 

 Name from Barnard, 1900. 



Eureka, ledge; see Wayanda. 



Eva; islands, in the eastern part of Peril strait, Alexander archipelago. So named 

 by Moore in 1895. 



Eva; islet, near the entrance to Hamilton bay, Keku strait, Alexander archipelago. 

 Named by Moore in 1895. 



