20 ANCIENT WARRIORS

could proceed up to its source in the Yakoun Lake.
Some of the rivers flow out of lakes bearing the same
name, but others are formed by the drainage of the
swampy lands in the interior, the largest of these being
the Tallel.

The great inlets which penetrate the islands for many
miles are a great feature and may be likened to the
Norwegian fiords.

Massett Inlet is the most extensive, and this great
sheet of water is seventeen miles long and six miles
across at its widest part. It is dotted with picturesque
islands, and the hillsides bordering it are clothed with
great forests of hemlock, spruce and cedar.

At the South end of Massett Inlet there is a further
expanse of water called Jiis-katli connected to the main
body of water by a narrow passage through which the
tidal water rushes at a fierce rate, producing quite a
rapid, in fact, Jis-katli means, ‘‘ inside of foamy
current.”

Naden Harbour, Kumshewa and Skincuttle Inlets all
have their own particular charm, and they add greatly
to the beauties of this attractive land.

METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS

The climate is unusually mild for a country in such a
high latitude as 53° North, this being due, as already
explained, to the comparatively warm Japanese current.

Fog is very unusual and snow seldom lies for any
length of time, and during most winters the frosts are
comparatively slight, in fact hardly adequate to freeze
the streams.

The rainfall is less than that of the mainland opposite,
it averages about fifty-seven inches.

During the Winter months the wind is South-East,