In the Alaskan wilderness . 4camera and on glass plates, I sketched the mountain both fromthe Kantishna where we had the first grand view of it and fromthe lake. Finished drawings made from these sketches are repro-duced here in addition to the photograph to give some faint ideaof its appearance. 76. THE AUTHOR ON THE TEN MILE PORTAGE tain The High One or The Most High? Alto-gether it was a very wonderful scene, and ourcamp at Lake Minchumina was a camp of pureenjoyment. I feel impelled to take this occasion to referagain to certain matters of geographical do so with the less hesita
In the Alaskan wilderness . 4camera and on glass plates, I sketched the mountain both fromthe Kantishna where we had the first grand view of it and fromthe lake. Finished drawings made from these sketches are repro-duced here in addition to the photograph to give some faint ideaof its appearance. 76. THE AUTHOR ON THE TEN MILE PORTAGE tain The High One or The Most High? Alto-gether it was a very wonderful scene, and ourcamp at Lake Minchumina was a camp of pureenjoyment. I feel impelled to take this occasion to referagain to certain matters of geographical do so with the less hesitation because the tripwhich I am describing had no geographical objectin view. The particular matter that I have inmind is the naming of natural features, such asmountains and rivers on this continent. I wasimpressed during all my intercourse with thefew Indians in Alaska that their geographicalknowledge is very considerable, they travel ex-tensively and they have names for every topo-graphical feature of the country. These nameshave always certain attributes to recommendthem; they have been spoken by untold genera-tions of men and handed down in the nativetongues of the land from unknown are, therefore, a part of the inheritance ofthe human race and especially of
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