Washington, D. C., March 15, 1885.

CONTENTS.

CHAPTER PAGE
I.The Start—Port Townsend—Victoria—Nanaimo[1]
II.The British Columbia Coast and Tongass[16]
III.Cape Fox and Naha Bay[26]
IV.Kasa-an Bay[31]
V.Fort Wrangell and the Stikine[46]
VI.Wrangell Narrows and Taku Glaciers[72]
VII.Juneau, Silver Bow Basin, and Douglass Island Mines[81]
VIII.The Chilkat Country[100]
IX.Bartlett Bay and the Hooniahs[123]
X.Muir Glacier and Idaho Inlet[131]
XI.Sitka—The Castle and the Greek Church[153]
XII.Sitka—The Indian Rancherie[174]
XIII.Sitka—Suburbs and Climate[184]
XIV.Sitka—An Historical Sketch[198]
XV.Sitka—History Succeeding the Transfer[214]
XVI.Education in Alaska[229]
XVII.Peril Straits and Kootznahoo[236]
XVIII.Killisnoo and the Land of Kakes[246]
XIX.The Prince of Wales Island[258]
XX.Howkan, or Kaigahnee[269]
XXI.The Metlakatlah Mission[280]
XXII.Homeward Bound[289]
XXIII.Sealskins[300]
XXIV.The Treaty and Congressional Papers[315]

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.

PAGE
Map of Alaska[Frontispiece]
Three Carved Spoons and Shaman’s Rattle[38]
Totem Poles at Fort Wrangell[53]
Grave at Fort Wrangell[55]
Silver Bracelets and Labrettes[61]
A Thlinket Basket[90]
The Davidson Glacier[103]
Chilkat Blanket[106]
Thlinket Bird-Pipe (Side and bottom)[127]
Diagram of the Muir Glacier[133]
River on North Side of the Muir Glacier[137]
Glacier Bay—Front of the Muir Glacier[141]
Section of the Muir Glacier (Top)[144]
Section of the Muir Glacier (Front)[147]
Sitka[155]
The Greek Church at Sitka[162]
Interior of the Greek Church at Sitka[165]
Easter Decorations in the Greek Church at Sitka[167]
Basket Weavers at Killisnoo[251]
Indian Pipe[268]
Totem Poles at Kaigahnee or Howkan[273]
The Chief’s Residence at Kaigahnee, showing Totem Poles[274]
Halibut Hook[276]

SOUTHERN ALASKA

AND

THE SITKAN ARCHIPELAGO.

CHAPTER I.
THE START—PORT TOWNSEND—VICTORIA—NANAIMO.