Contents

[I.]The Nome Stampede13
[II.]The Anvil33
[III.]Bunch-grass Bill49
[IV.]My Dogs76
[V.]Louie Paul and the Hootz100
[VI.]Old Snook and the Cow112
[VII.]Nina and the Bears131
[VIII.]The Absurd Walrus153

Illustrations

[Stalking Walrus in an Oomiak]Frontispiece
Facing page
[Nome, Alaska, Summer of 1900]28
[Anvil Rock, Overlooking Nome]36
[The Odoriferous but Interesting Eskimo]48
[Dr. Young and His Dog Team]80
[Fort Wrangell, Alaska, on Etolin Harbor]100
[Native Houses, Showing Totem Poles]118
[Five Kodiak Bears]148

[CHAPTER I]

THE NOME STAMPEDE