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CONTENTS

 

Chapter 1: Meeting Capt. I.N. West in San Francisco-Decided to go to Alaska-The Loss of the Helen W. Alma-Seattle Experiences-A Pleasure Voyage-Landing at Valdez

Chapter II: The Return of Capt. West-The Hanging of Tanner-Big John's Experiences with a Mule-A Trip Down the Bay-The Adventure of an Imprudent Man-A Mutual Understanding with a Bear

Chapter III: Crossing of the Valdez Glacier-A Profane Old Prospector-A Forest Fire-Along the Shore of Klutena Lake-A Tent Town of Salmon-dryers-Arrival at Copper Center

Chapter IV: Starting for the Alaskan Range-Swimming Horses Across the Copper River-An Indian Who Had Never Seen a White Man-A Marvelous Exhibition of Aurora Borealis-The Slahna River Country-Mentasta Pass

Chapter V: Among the Beaver Ponds-A Porcupine for Breakfast-Indian Albert's Camp-Creeping Up to the Wrong Bear-Back to the Slahna-A Battle with a Raft and the Rapids

Chapter VI: Boating down the Copper River-Through the Rapids-Cutting a Rope with a Bullet-By Eyak back to Valdez-A Survey of Keystone Canyon and Thompson Pass in a Snowstorm-Death of the Glacier-mushers

Chapter VII: A Rough-sea Voyage-A Pioneer's History of Juneau-How Juneau got its Name-The Treadwell Mines-Social Hotel Companions-The Taku Winds

Chapter VIII: A Trip to Skagway-A Snoring Medley-Interviewing an Old-timer-His Love for His Dog-Ridding the Town of the "Soapy Smith Gang"

Chapter IX: A Voyage to Sitka-Its Description and History-Interesting old Block Houses-Attending a Funeral-The Greek Catholic Church-A Beautiful Painted Picture

Chapter X: Indian Totem Poles-A Poetical Spot-A Picturesque Old Highway-Mt. Edgecomb-A Visit to Yakutat-Indian Girls Selling Trinkets Aboard our Steamer

Chapter XI: The Harriman Party Visit to Alaska-The Return to Valdez-A Brave Rescue-I Act as Guide-A Chafing Restraint-Others Rush to the Tanana

Chapter XII: Missing a Bear-Exploring the Tekeil-Killing a Goat-The Perilous Voyage of Five Adventurers through Keystone Canyon-A Sociable Bear-Starting on an Exploring Trip into the Alaska Range

Chapter XIII: In the Alaskan Range-The Indian Gokona Charley-In Sight of Captain West's Placers- The Snow-storm-The Ptarmigans-A Perilous Return

Chapter XIV: The Nome Rush of 1900-A Remarkable Boy-The Loss of the Schooner-Nicknames-Astonishing an Indian-Astonished by an Indian

Chapter XV: Powell's Map with Trail up Chistochina to Slate Creek-Exploring During the Summer of 1900-Ed Dickey's Placid Temperament-Arrival at Slate Creek-Gokona Charley-On the Head Waters of the Gokona-A Soliloquy

Chapter XVI: The Doctor and his Porcupine-One Source of Two Rivers-Killing Two Bears and a Caribou-By Slate Creek to the Source of the Tanana-Crossing the Capt. West Mud-glaciers-Killing Two Mountain Sheep

Chapter XVII: A Grizzly Bear and a Food-race-Exploring on the Nabezna River-A Lonely Grave and Its History-The Suslota Indians-The Return to the Coast-Buying a Skeleton of a Horse

Chapter XVIII: The Exhausted Stampeder-A Forest Fire-At Slate Creek-On the Head-waters of the Susitna River-Discovering Both Coal and Gold-Valdez Creek-Back to Hospital Camp

Chapter XIX: Killing Two Caribou-Meeting a TenderfootQuiggley up a Tree-The Colonel's Story-The Rolling-hill Country-Summer Experiences of Alaska Prospectors

Chapter XX: "Shorty" Fisher Shot by an Indian-A Terrible Experience While Descending the Copper River-The Dangerous Ice-field-A Diet of Dog-Drifting Out to Sea-Bob Young's Dream

Chapter XXI: In the Chitina River Country-Chititu Placers-The Miles Brothers Photographing Party-The Discovery of the Bonanza Mine-A Great Copper Nugget-Prospecting Alone

Chapter XXII: Killing a Mountain Sheep-Temperament of Wild Animals-Good Morning to a Wolverine-Recrossing the Copper River-Entertained the Indians Doc Bellum and Eselota-The Death of Gokona Charley

Chapter XXIII: The Ahtnas, or Stick Indians-Whitemen and Indians-The Indians' Marriages and Superstitions-A Familiar Wail-An Interesting Peace Talk-A Philosophical Indian-His Prophecy

Chapter XXIV: To the Head-waters of the Tanana-Three Bears-The Tanana Indians-A Foolish Experiment with a Grizzly-Agriculture in the Copper River Valley-Camp Comfort Roadhouse-The Best Trail Companion

Chapter XXV: Prospecting in Prince William Sound-A Night's Experiences-Killing a Grizzly-The Wolverine-Candle Fish-Experiences of James Germansen

Chapter XXVI: The Life of the Mountain Goat-Watching One Make His Escape-A Female Grizzly with Three Cubs-Killing a Black Bear-Six Men Shot in Keystone Canyon-Private Interests Attempting to Bottle-Up Alaska-Other Fatalities

Chapter XXVII: Leaving a Wonderland-Katalla-The Storm-The Winter Pilot-The Singers-Icy Straits-The Inside Voyage-Hunter Bay's Evidences of Prehistoric Mining in Alaska-Pete and the Bremerton Ferry-Changes in Seattle-A Detective in Seattle-

Chapter XXVIII: The End of the Trail-Alaska's Gold Production-Alaska-The Frontiersman

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