The New Eldorado: A Summer Journey to Alaska
CHAPTER XIII.
Sailing Northward.—Chinese Labor.—Unexplored Islands.—The Alexander Archipelago.—Rich Virgin Soil.—Fish Cunning.— Myriads of Salmon.—Native Villages.—Reckless Habits.— Awkward Fashions and their Origin.—Tattooing Young Girls.— Peculiar Effect of Inland Passages.—Mountain Echoes.— Moonlight and Midnight on the Sea 186