The single footnote has been moved to the end of the text.

Illustrations have been moved to paragraph breaks near where they are mentioned.

Punctuation has been made consistent.

Variations in spelling and hyphenation were retained as they appear in the original publication, except that obvious typographical errors have been corrected.

Both Skaguay and Skagway appear in the original text, and the spelling Skaguay has been standardized to Skagway.

Both Wrangle and Wrangel appear in the original text, and the spelling Wrangle has been standardized to Wrangel.

Both “Blackfoot village” and “Blackfeet village” appear in the original text, and the spelling “Blackfeet village” has been standardized to “Blackfoot village.”