NAMES OF PERSONS.

• Aberdeen, Earl and Countess of, 112.
• Athabasca, Bishop of, 45, 46.
• Back, Sir George, 124.
• Christopher, Capt., 172.
• Corrigal, James, portrait, 11;
• engaged, 41.
• Daly, Hon. T. M., 80.
• Flett, John, engaged, 9;
• portrait, 11.
• Franklin, Sir John, 124.
• French, Pierre, Louis and Michel, engaged, 9:
• portrait of, 11.
• Gordon, Commander, 181.
• Hawes, Capt., 213.
• Hearne, Samuel, 215-217.
• Howard, Inspector, 26, 28, 30.
• Isbister, Mr. and Mrs., 247.
• La Perouse, 217.
• Lofthouse, Jos. (Rev.) and wife, 206, 211-213;
• portraits, 212.
• Lofthouse, Miss Marjorie, 212, 251.
• Macdonald, J. K., 248.
• Mackenzie, Sir Alexander, 49.
• Macoun, Prof. John, 251.
• Matheson, Mr., 209.
• Markham, Admiral R. N., 91.
• Maurice, François, portrait, 11;
• engaged, 41.
• Middleton, Capt., 214.
• Mills, Capt. J. W., 28, 45, 53, 55.
• Milne, Dr., 240, 242.
• Moberly, Mr., H. B. C. officer, 9, 41.
• Moberly, the guide, engaged, 53.
• Mowat, Mr., 240, 242, 244.
• McConnell, Mr., 28, 37.
• McKay, Dr., 45, 46, 48, 52, 53, 55, 57.
• Ogilvie, Wm., D.L.S., 28, 30, 48.
• Omen, Arthur, 219.
• Ray, Dr., 124.
• Reed, Mr., 59.
• Richardson, Sir John, 124.
• Robson, Joseph, 215.
• Russell, Mr., 48.
• Schott, river pilot, 30, 32-34, 42.
• Schultz, Sir John and Lady, 13, 115.
• Selwyn, A. R. C., portrait, 74.
• Tyrrell, J. Burr, 7, 70, 173;
• portrait, 219.
• Westasecot, Charlie, 243.
• Westasecot, James, 207.
• Westasecot, William, 226.
• Wolseley, Lord, 9.
• Young, Bishop, 49, 52, 55.

WILD GAME, FISH, ETC.

• Arctic birds, 132.
• Arctic hare, 132, 185.
• Bear, black, 73.
• Bear, polar, 132, 158, 159, 189-198, 218, 225.
• Buffalo, 89;
• trails of, 13.
• Caribou. (See Reindeer.)
• Duck, wild, 160, 184, 187.
• Ermine, 98.
• Fox, 161, 235.
• Goose, wild, 47, 58, 102, 112.
• Gull, 184.
• Loon, 17.
• Marmot, 187.
• Moose, 23-25.
• Musk ox, 107, 113.
• Pike, 58.
• Ptarmigan, 160, 185, 186, 204, 205, 208, 234, 235.
• Rabbit, 43, 186, 235.
• Reindeer (or caribou), 84-87, 95, 96, 99, 109, 132, 147-149, 186-188, 224-226.
• Salmon trout, 66, 93, 161.
• Seal, 127-171, 203.
• Walrus, 132, 133, 140, 153-158.
• Whale, 132, 133, 182.
• Whitefish, 51, 66, 93, 161, 245.
• Wolf, 17, 23, 98, 99, 108, 120, 120, 161, 224, 225.
• Wolverine, 99, 100.

TIMBER, MINERALS, ETC.

• Aspen, 81.
• Balsam, 47.
• Birch, 21, 40, 57, 71, 111, 245, 246.
• Coal, 14, 60.
• Copper, 173.
• Fir, 59.
• Glaciers, 81.
• Gneiss, Laurentian, 57, 175.
• Gold, 14, 173.
• Huronian schists, 118, 173, 182.
• Iron ore, 60.
• Jack-pine, 16, 17, 58, 245, 246.
• Lignite, 14.
• Limestone, 38, 39;
• Cambrio-Silurian, 92.
• Marl, 120.
• Natural gas, 36.
• Poplar, 15, 21, 40, 46, 57, 245, 246.
• Quartzite, 109, 181.
• Sand, curious hills of, 99, 105.
• Sand, “Kames,” 80.
• Sandstone, cretaceous, 57;
• soft, 111.
• Silver, 173.
• Spruce, 17, 21, 40, 46, 47, 57, 71, 84, 90, 93, 203, 204, 227, 245, 246.
• Tamarack, 79, 84, 85.
• Tar sand beds, 36, 37.
• Trappean rock, 110, 173.
• Willow, 111, 208.

RIVERS, LAKES AND LOCALITIES.

• Aberdeen Lake, 112, 114.
• Active Man Lake, 8.
• Alaska, 130.
• Arctic Ocean, 8, 19, 28, 111.
• Asia, 130.
• Athabasca Delta, 47.
• Athabasca Lake, 7, 10, 12, 15, 20, 28, 48, 56, 57, 58, 77, 80, 84.
• Athabasca Landing, 15, 17, 19, 20, 26, 40.
• Athabasca River, 9, 12, 15, 17, 19, 21, 26, 36, 40.
• Back Lake, 246.
• Baker Lake, 111, 125, 172.
• Barlow Lake, 84.
• Barren Lands, 7, 8, 90, 93, 101, 110, 113, 124-5, 216.
• Beaver Hills, 60.
• Behring Straits, 130.
• Berens River, 249.
• Big Cascade, 38.
• Birch Lake, 73.
• Black Lake, 7, 8, 49, 53, 64, 68, 69, 76, 77, 172-3, 175-6.
• Boiler Rapid, 37.
• Brûle Rapid, 36.
• Button’s Bay, 208.
• Calgary, 13, 14.
• Cary Lake, 85, 90.
• Caughnawaga, 9.
• Chesterfield Inlet, 119, 172, 174, 176, 178, 179, 182.
• Churchill River, 210-11.
• Clear Water River, 40.
• Clinton Golden Lake, 112.
• Copper Mine River, 94, 216.
• Corbet’s Inlet, 183.
• Crooked Rapid, 38.
• Daly Lake, 80, 81.
• Deer Lake, 245.
• Duck Creek, 230.
• Edmonton, 10, 12, 14, 20, 61.
• Fishing River, 58.
• Flamboro’ Head, 233.
• Fort Chippewyan, 12, 45-55, 61, 63.
• Fort Churchill, 107-8, 174-177, 181, 187, 191, 200, 203-221, 224, 226, 232, 239, 242-3.
• Fort Fond du Lac, 59, 61, 75.
• Fort McMurray, 9, 10, 26, 28, 30, 36, 40, 42-6.
• Fort Prince of Wales, 210-217.
• Fort Smith, 28, 46.
• Fort Vermilion, 49.
• Fox River, 244.
• Grand Rapids, 20, 26-28, 32-36, 42.
• Grassy Island, 208.
• Great Fish River, 111.
• Great Slave Lake, 7, 53, 112.
• Great Slave River, 28, 55.
• Hamilton, 7.
• Hays River, 241, 243, 245.
• Heart Creek, 232.
• Height of Land, 8, 17, 76-81, 173.
• Hudson Bay, 7, 8, 107-8, 119, 124, 130, 172, 174, 181.
• Hudson Straits, 45, 53, 107, 130, 164, 192.
• Isle-à-la-Crosse, 9, 41.
• Lachine Rapids, 9.
• Lady Marjorine Lake, 110.
• Lake of the Woods, 118, 173.
• Lake Superior, 173.
• Lake Winnipeg, 247, 249.
• Little Cascade, 38.
• Long Rapids, 38.
• Lower Telzoa River, 102-113.
• Mackenzie River, 19, 26, 28, 48, 129.
• Manitoba, 12.
• Marble Island, 107, 181-2.
• Markham Lake, 91, 92.
• Montreal, 221.
• Mountain Rapid, 37, 38.
• Nelson River, 238-9, 243.
• Neville Bay, 185.
• North Bay, 12.
• North Pole, 174.
• North-West Passage, 172, 214.
• Norway House, 244, 247-8.
• Old Man Island, 60.
• Oxford House, 241-2, 244, 247.
• Peace River, 49.
• Prince Albert, 9.
• Prince of Wales Sound, 130;
• Cape, 164.
• Rankin Inlet, 183.
• Rapid of the Jolly Fool, 23.
• Rocky Mountains, 14.
• Salmon Creek, 226.
• Sam’s Creek, 231.
• Saskatchewan River, 14, 17, 248-9.
• Schultz Lake, 115, 117.
• Seal Islands, 236.
• Selkirk, 249.
• Selwyn Lake, 74, 78.
• Sloop’s Cove, 214.
• Stone River, 64-5.
• Stony River, 218, 226.
• Telzoa River Delta, 124.
• Telzoa River Rapids, 83.
• Telzoa River, 77, 82, 91, 92.
• Tobaunt Lake, 94, 99, 173.
• Toronto, 7, 12.
• Twin Mountains, 110.
• West Selkirk, 248.
• Wharton Lake, 109.
• White Bear Creek, 230.
• White Mountain, 110.
• Winnipeg, 12.
• Wolverine Lake, 8, 71, 76.
• Wolverine River, 73.
• York Factory, 218, 228, 230, 232, 239-246.

MISCELLANEOUS.

• Adventures:
• in Boiler Rapid, 37;
• in Mountain Rapid, 39-40;
• with a black bear, 73;
• on Telzoa River, 83;
• on Corbet’s Inlet, 183-4;
• at sea, 201-2;
• on Nelson River, 236;
• on Back Lake, 246.
• American naturalist, meeting an, 48.
• Ancient sea-beaches, 114.
• Arrival at Fort Churchill, 209.
• Arrival at Nelson River, 231.
• Arrival at Norway House, 247.
• Arrival at West Selkirk, 249.
• Athabasca, steamer, 20, 26, 27.
• Black flies, 66.
• Bread-making, novel method of, 75.
• Breeding-place of wild geese, 102.
• Buffalo trails, ancient, 13.
• Cacheing our supplies, 200.
• Cairn of rocks built, 90, 95, 180.
• Camp in the woods, 222-3.
• Canadian, an old-time, 247.
• Canadian Geological Survey, 7, 37, 70, 74, 173.
• Canadian Pacific Railway, 12, 13.
• Canoe race with Indians, 20.
• Canoes secured, 9.
• Corrigal meets with accident, 66.
• Crossing Nelson River, 236-8.
• Crippled, 220.
• Deer vs. canoe, a race, 85.
• Desperate situation, 203.
• Dog-sleds, 219.
• Dried fish and seal-oil, 238.
• Dysentery, 201.
• Encounter with polar bears, 189-90, 192-5, 218.
• Encounter with wolves, 98.
• Eskimos, bartering with, 107, 123, 175.
• Eskimos first met with, 105.
• Eskimos, photographing, 120.
• Eskimo, appearance of, 127-8;
• clothing, 128-9;
• tattooing, 129;
• cheek-stones, 129;
• origin of, 130;
• range of, 130;
• temperament, 132, 161, 164;
• feast, 132-3;
• dwellings, 135-9;
• ingenuity, 139;
• implements, 139;
• kyack, 141;
• oomiack, 142;
• komitick, 143;
• dog-whip, 144;
• sleeping-bag, 145;
• customs, 147-171;
• weapons, 147, 153-5, 160;
• seal-hunting, 149-153;
• walrus-hunting, 155-8;
• polar bear-hunting, 158-9;
• hunting birds, 159-60;
• fishing, 160-1;
• trapping, 161;
• amusements, 162-4;
• marriages, 165;
• religious beliefs and ceremonies, 165-9;
• laws, 169-70;
• legends, 170;
• burials, 171;
• vocabulary, 273.
• Famine at Fort McMurray, 42-3.
• Feeding dogs at H. B. Co.’s posts, 51.
• Finding Eskimo cache, 109.
• First camp, 21.
• First rapid, 23.
• Flora, collecting, 70.
• Forest, limit of, 83.
• François’ chase of wolverine, 99, 100-1.
• François’ tug-of-war, 237-8
• French missionaries returning, 59.
• Fur trade, new conditions in, 241.
• Gale on Lake Tobaunt, 102.
• Glaciers, 81.
• Grahame, steamer, 28, 45, 46, 52, 55.
• Grove of spruce, isolated, 90.
• Guide procured, 53.
• Guide deserts us, 62-4.
• Historic ruins, 210, 215-17.
• Hudson’s Bay Company, 9, 12, et seq.
• Ice-fields on Lake Tobaunt, 96-8.
• Ice, massive walls of, 22.
• Ice-pack, all night in an, 202.
• Indians:
• Chippewyan, 7, 32, 40, 48, 221;
• Cree, 23, 40, 43, 219, 230;
• Iroquois, 9.
• Inventory of our supplies, 54.
• Indian camps, 77, 227, 230;
• dance, 32;
• log-houses, 64;
• maps, 8;
• tepee, 227;
• tradition, 69;
• types of, 18.
• Iroquois, craftiness of our, 71.
• Kyack vs. canoe, a race, 120.
• Last trees seen, 93.
• Louis crippled, 249.
• Louis shoots polar bear, 189-90.
• Low temperature, 245, 247.
• Mathematical instruments provided, 10.
• Meeting an old shipmate, 45.
• Michel’s feet frozen, 202.
• Michel left at York Factory, 242.
• Missionaries, hospitable, 211.
• Moose hunt, 24.
• Mosquito torments, 55, 66.
• Moss-bogs, 81.
• Moss fuel, 101.
• Mountain of iron ore, 60.
• Musk-ox robes, 122, 123.
• Nailing up the flag of Canada, 79.
• Names carved on rocks, 215.
• Navigation of Athabasca River, 26-28.
• Navigation of Telzoa River, 173.
• North-West Mounted Police, 26;
• banqueted by, 28.
• Our only seal shot, 203.
• Our party separates, 248.
• Parting with civilization, 70.
• Perilous situation, 236.
• Picturesque scenery, 14, 19, 21-2, 46, 112-13.
• Plants collected, list of, 251-72.
• Pierre exhausted, 204.
• Poisoned by polar bear liver, 192.
• Portaging, an achievement in, 71.
• Prairie travel, 15-17.
• Provisions exhausted, 234.
• Reaching tide water, 176.
• Red River cart trail, ancient, 244.
• Relief party from Churchill, 206.
• Remarkable island, 92.
• Rich mineral district, 173.
• Running the Grand Rapids, 33-35.
• Sand formations, curious, 80-1, 99.
• Seventeen hours in ice-water, 203.
• Shooting pike with revolver, 58.
• Snow-blindness, 134.
• Snow-goggles, 135.
• Snowshoes, 221;
• practice with, 215.
• Snow in August, 96.
• Solitary grave, 60, 75.
• Starving Cree camp, 44.
• Stone pillars, 113.
• Storm on Baker Lake, 175.
• Storm on the Telzoa, 116.
• Struggle with shore-ice, 199-203.
• Tar wells, curious, 37.
• Tepee remains, ancient, 92.
• Travelling by carryall, 248-9.
• Visit to Eskimo camp, 118.
• Visit to Eskimo village, 122.
• Water-spouts on Daly Lake, 80.
• Welcome ablutions, 240.
• Whale-boat on Chesterfield Inlet, 177.
• Winter sets in, 199.
• Without food or fuel, 187.
• Wood violets, 90.
• Wrigley, steamer, 28, 46.