Editor's Preface vi
Author's Preface xxiv
Chapter I: How I came to go to Alaska 1
Chapter II: Starting for Alaska 5
Chapter III: Setting Sail on the Great Pacific 14
Chapter IV: Starting over the [Valdez] Glacier 36
Chapter V: The Great Snow Storm 50
Chapter VI: Out of Wood on the Summit 57
Chapter VII: Descending the Glacier 61
Chapter VIII: Out First Bear Hunt 65
Chapter IX: Building Boats on the Klutina 67
Chapter X: Out First Prospecting Experience 71
Chapter XI: Poor Charles Kelley 76
Chapter XII: Catching Salmon, Running for a Claim 78
Chapter XIII: "More Cold Feet" 81
Chapter XIV: A Grand Concert 87
Chapter XV: A Race for Claims 91
Chapter XVI: Experience with Alaskan Bears 100
Chapter XVII: Flopped by a Big Salmon 106
Chapter XVIII: Experience with "Wooleys" 110
Chapter XIX: Shooting a Bear 112
Chapter XX: Another Mad Rush for Claims 118
Chapter XXI: The Trip over the [Valdez] Glacier 125
Chapter XXII: Preparing Winter Quarters 129
Chapter XXIII: Jim and his Donkey 132
Chapter XXIV: Preparing to Return to the States 135
Chapter XXV: Trip Down the [Copper] River 137
Chapter XXVI: A Thrilling Experience 153
Chapter XXVII: A "Live" Glacier 157
Chapter XXVIII: Roping the Rapids 161
Chapter XXIX: Four Miles of Solid Ice 164
Chapter XXX: Securing Food 170
Chapter XXXI: Sick on the Way 173
Chapter: XXXII: Taking Boat for Seattle 175
Chapter XXXIII: Experiences on Shore-Parting 177