Note 7 — Chapter VII

“Sushitna” represents unquestionably the native pronunciation and the “h” should be retained. The reason for its elision current in Alaska is too contemptible to be referred to further. Perhaps the same genius removed this “h” who removed the “’s” from the “Cook’s Inlet” of the British admiralty. One is not surprised when a post-office at Cape Prince of Wales is named “Wales” because one is not surprised at any banalities of the postal department—in Alaska or elsewhere, but one expects better things from the cultured branches of the government service. It is interesting to speculate what will happen to Revillagigedo Island, which Vancouver named for the viceroy of Mexico who was kind to him, when the official curtailer of names finds time to attend to it. If there be a post-office thereon it is probably already named “Gig.”