I. INTRODUCTORY 9 II. THE INLAND PASSAGE TO ALASKA 12 III. IN THE CHILKAT COUNTRY 36 IV. OVER THE MOUNTAIN PASS 53 V. ALONG THE LAKES 90 VI. A CHAPTER ABOUT RAFTING 131 VII. THE GRAND CAÑON OF THE YUKON 154 VIII. DOWN THE RIVER TO SELKIRK 175 IX. THROUGH THE UPPER RAMPARTS 207 X. THROUGH THE YUKON FLAT-LANDS 264 XI. THROUGH THE LOWER RAMPARTS AND END OF RAFT JOURNEY 289 XII. DOWN THE RIVER AND HOME 313 XIII. THE KLONDIKE REGIONS 346 XIV. DISCOVERY AND HISTORY 368 XV. The People and Their Industries 386 XVI. GEOGRAPHICAL FEATURES 413 LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS. PAGE FRONTISPIECE (DRAWN BY WM. SCHMEDTGEN) THE INLAND PASSAGE 12 SCENES IN THE INLAND PASSAGE 19 SITKA, ALASKA 29 CHILKAT BRACELET 36 PYRAMID HARBOR, CHILKAT INLET 43 CHILKAT INDIAN PACKER 53 METHODS OF TRACKING A CANOE UP A RAPID 64 CANOEING UP THE DAYAY 65 DAYAY VALLEY, NOURSE RIVER 73 SALMON SPEARS 76 DAYAY VALLEY, FROM CAMP 4 77 WALKING A LOG 80 CHASING A MOUNTAIN GOAT 82 ASCENDING THE PERRIER PASS 85 SNOW SHOES 87 IN A STORM ON THE LAKES 90 LAKE LINDEMAN 93 LAKE BENNETT 101 PINS FOR FASTENING MARMOT SNARES 112 LAKE BOVE 116 LAKE MARSH 121 "STICK" INDIANS 127