Northwest History. Alaska. Eskimos.

World's Largest Driftwood Mass At Point Barrow. World's Largest Driftwood Mass at Point Barrow Point Barrow, Alaska.—Hundreds of Eskimo families have congregated at Shingle point, the mouth of the great Mc-Kenzle river, where nature has deposited the world's mightiest mass of driftwoo...

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Published: 1928
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Summary:World's Largest Driftwood Mass At Point Barrow. World's Largest Driftwood Mass at Point Barrow Point Barrow, Alaska.—Hundreds of Eskimo families have congregated at Shingle point, the mouth of the great Mc-Kenzle river, where nature has deposited the world's mightiest mass of driftwood as well as the hulks of two wrecked whales'. "Vast quantities of forest debris have been washed down the Mackeneie river, from central Canada and once In the Arctic have been tossed in great heaps on sand pits by waves and ice Hoes. There is no shortage of fuel at Shingle point and natives are not hampered by the high cost of building material.