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Snow-shoes and Sledges

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FOR A MOMENT THE SENSATION WAS SICKENING Frontispiece

ESKIMO HUT, MOUTH OF THE YUKON Facing page 8

THE NATIVE PILOT DESERTS HIS POST ” ” 12

“HERE IS THE MAN WHO DID THAT THING” ” ” 18

THE ARRIVAL OF THE UNKNOWN ” ” 28

ARRIVAL OF THE DOCTOR ” ” 42

INDIAN GIRLS, ALASKA ” ” 58

“CAP’N PHIL’S FADDER GONE UP RIVER! YAAS, HE FADDER!” ” ” 66

THE EXHIBITION DRILL AT ANVIK ” ” 78

MAKING CAMP THE FIRST NIGHT OUT ” ” 86

“YOU FADDER, YAAS” ” ” 94

A FEW MOMENTS LATER HIS DOGS STARTED AFTER THEIR VANISHED COMPANIONS ” ” 106

“KIKMUK” ” ” 120

“NOW,” CRIED SERGE, “ALL MAKE A DASH TOGETHER!” ” ” 126

“WHY, MATEY, DON’T YOU REMEMBER THE OLD BRIG ‘BETSY’?” ” ” 140

“THAT’S A LIE!” SHOUTED THE PRISONER, HOARSELY ” ” 152

FOR A SINGLE MINUTE THEY GAZED IN BREATHLESS AWE ” ” 174

“COME, MAN. COME WIF NEL-TE. MAMMA SAY COME” ” ” 186

“A FLYING-FISH-CATCHER FROM OLD HONG-KONG—YO HO! ROLL A MAN DOWN!” ” ” 202

THE FUR-SEAL’S TOOTH CREATES A SENSATION ” ” 214

SERGE’S METHOD OF LIGHTING A FIRE ” ” 242

JUNEAU CITY, ALASKA ” ” 248

THEY WERE WELCOMED BY THE ENTIRE POPULATION OF KLUKWAN ” ” 254

A CHILKAT “PRINCESS” ” ” 256

GOVERNOR’S MANSION, SITKA, ALASKA ” ” 266

“AUNT RUTH, YOU’RE A BRICK! A PERFECT BRICK!” ” ” 268

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