LETTER VII.

Steaming up the Ice-Packed Fiords and Channels of the Arctic Country owned by Uncle Sam--Salmon Canneries--Canoe Building by Natives--Ascent of the "Muir" Glacier, an Ice Cliff 300 Feet High--Fantastic Ice Formations at Takou--Summer and Winter Climates--Impudent Crows and Oratorical Ravens 134