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Trailing and Camping in Alaska : Tales of the Valdez and Copper River Gold Rush

TRAILING AND CAMPING IN ALASKA

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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 Mut.


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 Copp.


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