BAKKR.] 221 JaiM-Jim. 



Jamestown — Continued. 



Hanus, engaged in surveying, and added materially to previous knowledge 

 of Sitka sound and some other places. This bay or cove was named after 

 the ship and various islets in the sound after officers of the shi[). 



Jamestown; peak (2,940 feet high), on the mainland, northwest of Farragut bay, 

 southeastern Alaska. Named by Thomas, in 1887, after the U. 8. ship 

 Jmnestown, at one time stationed in Alaskan waters. 



Jamestown; point, on left bank of the Chilkat river. Named by United States 

 naval officers, in 1880, after the U. S. ship Jam'estou-n. 



Janesville; mountain (2,620 feet high), east of Port Chester,- Annette island, 

 Alexander archipelago. So named by Nichols in 1883. Erroneously 

 Janeville. 



JiijKdi, island; see Japonski. 



Japonski; island, near Sitka, Sitka sound, Alexander archipelago. Named Jai)onski 

 (Japanese) by the Russians. In 1805 the storm-drifted hulk of a Japan- 

 ese junk went ashore on this coasi. Its rescued sail(jrs lived f(jr a time on 

 this island; hence the name Japonski, i. e., Japanese. Erroneously 

 Jeponski; also has been written Japan and Yaponski. 



Jarvis; creek, tributary to Delta river, from the east, near its junction with the 

 Tanana, in about latitude 64°. So named by Glenn, in 1898, perhajis after 

 Lieut. David Henry Jarvis, U. S. Rev. Cutter Service. 



Jauncey; mountain (3,654 feet high), on the eastern shore of Portland canal. So 

 named by Pender in 1868. 



Jaw; point, on Liesnoi island, the southwestern point of entrance to Woewodski 

 harbor, Frederick sound, Alexander archipelago. So named l)y Mans- 

 field in 1889. 



Jaw; point, on the mainland, east shore of Taku inlet, southeastern Alaska. So 

 named by Mansfield in 1890. 



Jeannette; island, northeast of the New Siberian islands, Arctic ocean. Discovered 

 by De Long, in 1881, and named by him after his ship Jeannette. 



Jeannette; mountain, in the Augusta range, St. Elias alps, southeastern Alaska. So 

 named Ijy Russell in 1890. 



JelckUni; river, tributary to Chilkat river, southeastern Alaska. Native name, as 

 reported by the Krause brothers in 1882. 



Jelloira, isla«d; see Spruce. 



JeltakatM-hkahin; river, tributary to the Klehini river, from the north, in S(jutheastern 

 I Alaska. Native name, as reported by the Krause brothers in 1882. 



Jendestakd, village; see Gan-te-gas-tak-heh. 



Jenkins; peak (3,292 feet high), on the mainland, east of Thomas bay, southeastern 

 Alaska. Named by Thomas, in 1887, presumably after Rear-Adniiral 

 Thornton Alexander Jenkins, U. S. N. 



Jenkins; sunken rock, near the head of Cliilkat inlet, Lynn canal, southeastern 

 Alaska. So named by the Coast Survey in 1891. 



Jeponski, island; see Japonski. 



Jerome; creek, tributary to Solomdu river, fnjiu the west, Seward peninsula. Name 

 from Barnard, 1900. 



Jesus Mary; cape, in Gulf of Esquibel, Prince of Wales archipelago. Named Punta 

 de Jesus Maria by Maurelle and Quadra in 1775-1779. 



Jet, island; see Loon. 



Jim; creek, tributary to Taylor creek, from the east, Seward peninsula. Name from 

 Brooks, 1900. 



Jim; river, draining into the South fork (.f the Koyukuk, from the south, near lon- 

 gitude 151°. Prosi)ectors' name, published by the Coast Survey in 1899. 



