Alaska, the Great Country

Alaska, the Great Country

When the Russians first came to the island of Unalaska, they were told that a vast country lay to the eastward and that its name was Al-ay-ek-sa. Their own island the Aleuts called Nagun-Alayeksa, meaning "the land lying near Alayeksa." A great Russian moved under inspiration when he sent Vitus Behring out to discover and explore the continent lying to the eastward; two great AmericansSeward and Sumnerwere inspired when, nearly a century and a half later, they saved for us, in the face of the bitterest opposition, scorn, and ridicule, the country that Behring discovered and which is now coming to be recognized as the most glorious possession of any people; but, first of all, were the gentle, dark-eyed Aleuts inspired when they bestowed upon this same countrywith the simplicity and dignified repression for which their character is notedthe beautiful and poetic name which means "the great country." Alexander Baranoff Frontispiece FACING PAGE Alaska (colored map) 1 Copper Smelter in Southeastern Alaska 2 Kasa-an 9 Howkan 16 Distant View of Davidson Glacier 21 Davidson Glacier 36 A Phantom Ship 41 Road through Cut-off Canyon 48 Scene on the White Pass 53 Steel Cantilever Bridge, near Summit of White Pass 68 Old Russian Building, Sitka 73 Greek-Russian Church at Sitka 80 Eskimo in Walrus-skin Kamelayka 101 Eskimo in Bidarka 116 Railroad Construction, Eyak Lake 121 Eyak Lake, near Cordova 128 Indian Houses, Cordova 133 Valdez 148 An Alaskan Road House 153 Kow-Ear-Nuk and his Drying Salmon 160 Steamer "Resolute" 165 "Obleuk," an Eskimo Girl in Parka 180 A Northern Madonna 185 Eskimo Lad in Parka and Mukluks 192 [Pg x]Scales and Summit of Chilkoot Pass in 1898 197 Summit of Chilkoot Pass in 1898 212 Pine Falls, Atlin 229 Lake Bennett in 1898 244 White Horse, Yukon Territory 249 Grand Canyon of the Yukon 256 White Horse Rapids 261 White Horse Rapids in Winter 276 Steamer "White Horse" in Five-Finger Rapids 293 A Yukon Snow Scene near White Horse 308 A Home in the Yukon 325 One and a Half Millions of Klondike Gold 340 A Famous Team of Huskies 357 Cloud Effect on the Yukon 372 "Wolf" 389 Dog-team Express, Nome 404 Four Beauties of Cape Prince of Wales with Sled Reindeer of the American Missionary Herd 421 Council City and Solomon River RailroadA Characteristic Landscape of Seward Peninsula 436 Teller 453 Family of King's Island Eskimos living under Skin Boat, Nome 468 Wreck of "Jessie," Nome Beach 485 Sunrise on Behring Sea 500 Surf at Nome 505 Moonlight on Behring Sea 512 ......Buy Now (To Read More)

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Ebook Number: 34615
Author: Higginson, Ella
Release Date: Dec 10, 2010
Format: eBook
Language: English