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Our Arctic province

Chapter 3: LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.
By Henry Wood Elliott
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A comprehensive portrait of Alaska and its sealing islands mixes regional history, travel impressions, natural history, and practical observation. The narrative opens with early exploration and political transfer, then moves to detailed descriptions of coastal geography, glaciers, climate, forests, and fisheries. It records indigenous settlements, domestic life, and material culture alongside careful accounts of marine mammals, seal and sea‑lion rookeries, hunting methods, and commercial sealing operations. Numerous sketches and maps illustrate local scenes, and chapters progress from focused local studies to broader assessments of resources, industry, and the practical challenges of living and working in the Arctic environment.

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.

FULL-PAGE ILLUSTRATIONS.
Sitka Sound, Frontispiece.
Sea-cow, Facing Page 4
Grand Glacier, Icy Bay, ” 19
Kootznahoo Inlet, ” 23
Glimpse of Sitka, ” 32
Stickeen Squaw Boiling Berries and Oil, ” 58
Mount St. Elias, 19,500 feet, ” 73
Mount Wrangel, 20,000 feet, ” 77
Valdes Glacier, Prince William’s Sound, ” 78
Mount Ilyamna, 12,060 feet, ” 87
Kenaitze Salmon Trap, Cook’s Inlet, ” 95
Creoles and Aleutes, Pencil Portraits, ” 108
Belcovsky, Village of, ” 120
Sea-otter Surround, ” 140
Clubbing Sea-otters, ” 143
A Glimpse of Shishaldin, ” 146
Aleutes Whaling, ” 152
Village of Oonalashka, ” 156
Volcano of Makooshin, 5,475 feet, ” 160
Oonalashkan Natives Cod-fishing, ” 168
Village and Harbor of Attoo, ” 179
North Shore of St. George Island, ” 200
Netting Choochkies, ” 209
Approach to St. George Island, ” 227
Hair-seals, Group of, ” 255
Fur-seals, ” 258
“Old John,” Portrait of an Aged Fur-seal, ” 262
Old Fur-seal Bulls Fighting, ” 266
Sundry Seal Sketches, from Author’s Portfolio, ” 277
Arrival of the Fur-seal Millions, ” 296
Natives Gathering a Drive, ” 333
Natives Driving Fur-seals, ” 336
Killing Gang at Work, ” 339
Group of Sea-lions, ” 354
Sea-lion Rookery at Tolstoi, ” 358
Natives Creeping upon Sea-lions, ” 364
The Sea-lion Pen at Novastoshnah, ” 365
Springing the Alarm, ” 366
Nooshagak, ” 374
Portrait of “Chami,” and the Favorite Position of Innuits, ” 378
Portraits of a Jesting Innuit Mother and the Son of Ahgaan, ” 395
The Saddle-backed Hair-seal, Histriophoca, ” 400
The Kuskokvim River below Kolmakovsky, ” 403
Kolmakovsky, ” 406
Tomb of Innuits, ” 410
Cape Prince of Wales, ” 429
Poonook Winter Village, ” 443
Group of Walrus, ” 447
Pinnacle Islet, near St. Matthew Island, ” 461
ILLUSTRATIONS IN TEXT.
PAGE
Vignette: Haidahs Hunting Hair-seals, Title
Lodges in a Vast Wilderness, 16
Baranov’s Castle (1817-26), 30
Sitkan Chimes, 39
Old Indian Chapel, Sitka, 41
Haidah Rancherie, 46
Section Showing Interior, 48
Raking Oolochans, Stickeen River, 57
Kenaitze Chief, 88
Bear Roads, Oonimak Island, 90
Kenaitze Rancherie, Cook’s Inlet, 92
Oogashik, Village of, 119
Sea-otter, 131
Barrabkie, or Aleutian Hut, 135
Aleutian Mummy, 185
Aleutes Catching Halibut, 212
Bobrovia, or Otter Island, 219
Fur-seals Scratching, 271
Fur-seals Rising to Breathe and Survey, 300
Portrait of a Prebylov Sealer, 338
A Skinned Carcass, and Skin therefrom, 342
Interior of a Fur-seal Salt-house, 345
Natives Driving Sea-lions, 368
Sea-lion Bidarrah, 371
Innuit Woman, 377
Innuit Home on the Kuskokvim, 379
The Big Mahklok, or Erignathus, 383
The Innuit Kashga, 385
Section of the Kashga, 386
Innuit Dog, “Tatlah,” 388
“Brulé,” or Burnt Districts, 409
Steamer on the Yukon, 414
Michaelovsky, 419
Ookivok, or King’s Island, 426
The Diomedes, 430
Innuit Whaling Camp, 439
Ringed Seal, Phoca fœtida, 441
Walrus-hunter, 444
Section of Innuit Winter House at Poonook, 446
Newack’s Brother, 455
Newack and Oogack, Pen Portraits of, 457
Natives Giving the Walrus a Death-stroke, 459
“Double Purchase” of the Innuits, 461
MAPS.
Special Map of St. Paul Island, Facing page 215
Special Map of St. George Island, ” 226
Special Map of Novastoshnah Rookery, ” 314
Special Map of Lagoon Rookery, ” 315
General Map of Alaska, At end of Volume.