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Sko— Sll. 



Skowl; point, the southern pomt of entrance to Skowl arm, Kasaan bay, Clarence 

 strait, Alexander archipelago. So named by Dall in 1880. 



Skull; cliff (70 feet high), in Peard bay, west of Point Barrow, Arctic coast. So 

 named by English naval officers connected ^yith the Franklin search 

 expeditions, 1849-1853. 



Shdl; islet; see Scull. 



Sh-orfzoni, village; see Starling. 



Skwentna; river, tributary to the Yentna, from the west, which in turn is tributary 

 to the Sushitna. Native name, from Spurr and Post, 1898. Has also 

 been written Squentna, i. e., Squent or Skwent river. 



Slab; point, on the western shore of Portland canal. So named by Pender in 1868. 



Slag-; point, on the eastern shore of Behm canal, just north of Winstanley island, 

 Alexander archipelago. Name pulilished by the Coast Survey in 1891. 



Slana; river, draining from Suslota lake to Copper river. Native name, reported 

 by Allen, in 1885, as Slami, i. e., Sla river. Has also been written Slahna. 



Slate; creek, tributary to Fish river, from the west, Seward peninsula. Name from 

 Peters, 1900. 



Slate; creek, tributary to Fox river, from the south, Seward peninsula. Name from 

 Barnard, 1900. 



Slate; creek, tributary to Middle fork of the Koyukuk, from the east, near longitude 

 150°. Prospectors' name, published in 1899. 



Slate; creek, tributary to Mosquito creek, from the south. Name from Schrader, 

 1900. 



Slate; creek, tributary to Niukluk river, from the south, in the Eldorado mining 

 district, Seward peninsula. Local name, published in 1900. May be 

 identical with Beattie, Bennet, Coffee, Enright, Pancake, Peterson, or 

 Eichter of a late local map. 



Slate; creek, tributary to Sunset creek, from the south, Seward peninsula. Name 

 from Barnard, 1900. 



Slate; island, in Revillagigedo channel, near entrance to Boca de Quadra, Alexander 

 archipelago. So named by Vancouver, in 1793, "being entirely composed 

 of that rock." 



Slate; islets, at entrance to Crawfish inlet, Baranof island, Alexander archipelago. 

 Named Aspid (slate) by the Russians. 



Slate, point; see Aspid. 



Slavarassi, colony; see Glory of Russia. 



Slava Hossie, bay; see Tanaga. 



Sledg-e; creek, tributary to Snake river, from the west, Seward peninsula. Name 

 from Barnard, 1900. 



Sledge; island, off the coast of Seward peninsula, west of Cape Nome. So named by 

 Cook, who landed upon it August 5, 1778. He says: "We found, a little 

 way from the shore where we landed, a sledge, which occasioned this name 

 being given to the island." According to Saner the native name is Ayak. 

 Beechey (Voyage, 1826, p. 291) gives the same, Ayak, as the native name 

 and adds: "It is singular that this island, which was named Sledge Island 

 by Captain Cook, from the circumstance of one of these implements being 

 found upon it, should be called by a word signifying the same thing in 

 the Esquimaux language." This native name has been variously written 

 Ajak, Asiak, Asshiak, Ayak, Aziak, Azjiak, etc. 



Sleepy, sea; see Bering. 



Slide (The); bluff, just east of Karluk spit, on the northern shore of Koiliak. So 

 called by Moser, 1897. 



Slide Ridg-e; mountains, in western part of Revillagigedo island, Alexander archi- 

 pelago. So named by Nichols in 1883. 



