BAKER.] 375 Slt-SiX. 



Sitka — Continued. 



this fort and drove out its inmates, killing all the officers and 30 men. 

 The Indians then fortified themselves near by and held their post till 

 1804, when it was bombarded and captured by the Eussians. Thereupon 

 a new fort was constructed by the Russians and called Fort Archangel 

 Michael. This was located on the site of the governor's house or castle 

 (since burned) in the present town of Sitka. The town which grew up 

 around it was called by the Russians New Archangel (Novo Arkhangelsk) 

 or Sitka. This native word Shitka or Sitka, of unknown meaning, has 

 been variously written Schitcha, Sitcha, Sitki, etc. The post-office Sitka 

 was established here in October, 1885. 



Sitkagi; bluffs, in the vicinity of Sitkagi point of early maps. So named by Russell, 

 in 1891, who says "there is now no cape at that locality, but rather a 

 slight recession in the coast line." 



Sitkagi; cape, in front of Malaspina glacier, St. Elias alpine region, southeastern 

 Alaska. Apparently a native name, applied by Tebenkof in 1849. Per- 

 haps identical with cape St. Elias of Russian Hydrographic chart No. 1378. 



Sitkalidak; island, near the southern coast of Kodiak. Behind this island the 

 Russians made their first settlement on Kodiak, in 1784, at Three Saints 

 bay. The name is a corruption of some native word or phrase which has 

 appeared in many forms. Billings calls the island Kunakan or Kukan, 

 while Galiano's atlas, 1802, has Isla de Soto. For the rest we have variant 

 forms of the above. Lisianski, 1805, has Salthidack, while Langsdorf, 

 who accompanied his expedition, has Sachlidok, Sadlidok or Scachlitak. 

 The early Russian charts have Saklidok and Siaklidok, while Tebenkof, 

 1849, has Satklidak and Siatklidak. The Russian-American Company 

 map of 1849 has Saklidok, with Shagitak as an alternative form. It has 

 also ajjpeared as Saklidov and even as Zatchlitschak. 



Sitkalidak; strait, between Kodiak and Sitkalidak islands. Corruption of some 

 native name, obtained by the Russians. 



Sitkinak; island, one of the Trinity islands, off the southwestern end of Kodiak. 

 Native name, from the early Russians. Has been written Sichtunak, 

 Sikhinak, Sitchinak, Sitcknak, Sithoonack, Sitkinak, Sitkunak, etc. 



Sitklan; island, southwest of Tongass passage, Dixon entrance. Native name, re- 

 ported by Davidson, in 1869, as Sit-klan. 



Sitkoli; bay, in Chichagof island, eastern entrance to Peril strait, Alexander archi- 

 pelago. Native name, published in the Coast Pilot (1883, p. 178). 



Sitnazuak; Eskimo village, on .the southern shore of Seward peninsula, a little 

 west of Cape Nome. Petrof, in 1880, called it Chitnashuak and gave its 

 population as 20. On a recent local map it is called Sitnazoak. 



Sittakanaij; river, tributary to Taku river, from the east, southeastern Alaska. Native 

 name, published by the Coast Survey in 1895. 



Silinnl-Mi. One of the Shumagin islands, not identified, is so called by Lutke, who 

 took it from Veniaminof. In Veniaminof's later publication it is called 

 Sishimkak. 



sliicJti, cape; see Georgiana. 



.'^iiirhi, cape; see Lutke. 



Shiclii, rocks, etc.; see Seal. 



Siuvich, rock; see Klochkof. 



Sivoutchy, rock; see Sealion. 



Siivash, inlet; see Tenakee. 



Sixmile; creek, tributary to Turnagain arm of Cook inlet, from the south. Local 

 name, obtained by Becker in 1895. 



