S.«-Nta. 386 [BX'Li..l87. 



Stag; iwiiit, the northeasternmost point of Deer island, near Belkofski. So named 

 bv Dull in 1880. Called North cape by the Fish Commission in 1888. 



Staines; river, of northern Alaska, debouching near Flaxman island, Arctic coast. 

 Called Sir T. Staines river by Franklin in 1826. 



Stamie; is^land, in northwestern part of Prince William sound. Name from 

 Silirader, 1900. 



Stanhope; island, near the western shore of Etolin island, Clarence strait, Alex- 

 ander archipelago. So named by Dall in 1879. 



Stanhope; point, the southern point of Stanhope island, Clarence strait, Alexander 

 archipelago. So named by Vancouver in 1793. 



Siaiwtoi, island; see Kutkan. 



,%niton, narroAvs; see Valdes. 



Star; gulch and creek, tributary to American creek, from the east, in the Eagle 

 mining region. Local name, obtained by Barnard in 1898. 



Star; mining camp and post-office, at junction of Seventymile creek and the Yukon 

 near the international boundary. Locally known as Star City. The post- 

 office, named Star, was established here in November, 1898. 



Star; rock, bare at low water, in Funter bay. Admiralty island, Alexander archi- 

 pelago. So named by Mansfield in 1890. 



Starboard; cape, the eastern head of Kiliuda bay, Kodiak. Named Pravoi (right 

 or starboard) by the Russians. It is on the right hand as one enters the 

 bay. 



Starichl-of, bay; see Skan. 



Starichkof; cape, on the eastern shore of Cook inlet. Apparently named Starichkof 

 (an old codger) by Wosnesenski, about 1840, who gives the native name as 

 Stuk Talj Chak. Spelled Staritschkow by Grewingk. 



Starichkof; cape, the south head of Makushin bay, on north shore of Unalaska, 

 eastern Aleutians. Named Starichkof (an old codger or old fellow) by 

 Tebenkof in 1849. The Fish Commission, in 1888, called it Odd Fellows. 

 Could this have arisen from an error in translation? 



Starichkof; native village, shown by Sarichef, 1792, under the name Akmagan, 

 near Starichkof cape, on north shore of Unalaska. Yeniaminof calls it 

 Starichkof and says it continued to exist down to 1805. 



Starichkof; reef, extending off Egg point, on northwestern shore of Atka, middle 

 Aleutians. Called Staritchkoff (old codger) by Lutke. 



Starichkof; river, on the western side of Kenai peninsula. Name published by 

 Tebenkof in 1849. The native name appears, according to Wosnesenski, 

 1840, to be Stuk Talj Chak. 



Starik; Eskimo village, on left bank of the Yukon, near head of the delta. Called 

 Starry (old) Kwikhpak by Dall, 1869. The place is omitted from most of 

 the recent maps. 



Starling, cape; see Leontovich. 



Starling; native village, in the western part of Spruce island, Kodiak group. Named 

 Skvortzova (Starling's) by Tebenkof, 1849. 



Starri-gavan; bay, in the northeastern part of Sitka soimd, Alexander archipelago. 

 On a harbor in this bay was the site of the first Russian settlement in 

 these parts, in 1799. After its destruction by the Indians, in 1802, the 

 Russians made a new settlement on the site of the present town of Sitka. 

 Thereupon the old place was and still is referred to as Starri-gavan or 

 Old harbor bay. See also Old Sitka harbor. 



Starri-gamu, Jiarbor; see Three Saints. 



,St(rm/, village; see Starik. 



Station; island, at entrance to Funter bay, Admiralty island, Alexander archi- 

 pelago. So named by Mansfield in 1890. His astronomical station was 

 near this island. 



