Коллектив авторов: Лучшие повести британских и американских писателей / Best Short Novels by British & American Authors

the Barrens– а treeless area near Hudson Bay – an inland sea in east-central Canada

Queen Charlotte Sound– а deep inlet of the North Pacific Ocean in Canada

the Dyea– а river and town in the Rocky Mountains in Canada

Sheep Camp, the Scales– small settlements in the Rocky Mountains

the Chilcoot Divide– а pass in the Rocky Mountains used by the prospectors as а way to the lands rich in gold

Lake Bennett– а lake in the Rocky Mountains

webbed shoes– а kind of skis that look like tennis rackets, and are used for walking on powdery snow

Lake Le Barge– а lake in Canada

pandemonium– wild and noisy disorder

Dawson– а city in Canada on the border with Alaska, at the confluence of the Klondike and the Yukon rivers; it was named after geologist George Dawson

the Thirty Mile River– а river in northwestern Canada

the Hootalinqua– а river in Canada

the Big Salmon, the Little Salmon, the Five Fingers– posts in northwestern Canada

the Pelly– а small river in Canada, а tributary of the Yukon

aurora borealis– northern lights, а luminous atmospheric phenomenon in Northern Hemisphere

the Yukon– а river in North America; it flows through northwestern Canada and the central regions of Alaska, US

Salt Water, Sixty Miles– forts on the Yukon River

Northwest Police– а mounted police founded in 1873 by the Canadian government to maintain order in the wild lands in the northwest of the country

the White Horse Rapids– rapids near the town of Whitehorse on the Yukon River

Marsh, Tagish– lakes in the Rocky Mountains

White Pass– а pass in the Rocky Mountains used as access to the lands rich in gold

Skaguay– а town in southwestern Alaska, US, founded in the 1890s at the time of the gold rush

Cassiar Bar– а bank at the foot of the Cassiar Mountains

Hudson Bay dogs– а local husky breed

Outside dogs– coll. dogs from other regions; inside dogs – coll. dogs of local breed

Q. E. D.– qued erat demonstrandum – which had to be proved ( Latin )

the Tanana– а river in east-central Alaska

Circle City– а town on the Yukon River in Alaska

the Forty-Mile Creek– а tributary of the Yukon River

totem-pole– а vertical carved and painted log constructed by the Indians in the northwest of the USA and in Canada to commemorate smb. or smth.

Bonanza King– а person who became rich quickly during the gold rush; gold round the Bonanza Creek, а stream near Dawson, was found in 1896

Mastodon King– а very rich man

the Stewart River– а river in Canada

the Mayo, the McQuestion– small rivers in Canada and settlements of the same name

Hudson Bay Company– а prominent company in the history of Canada, established in 1670 to explore the Pacific coast, occupy the lands and develop profitable trade with the Indians

the Yeehats– an Indian tribe

imprimis– first, in the first place ( Latin )

Chancery– in the USA, а court of equity for cases with no remedy in common law; an office of public records.

Wall-street– а street in the borough of Manhattan in New York City, the financial centre of the country

Spitzenberg– а sort of beer

lethargic– here: hopeless; tired, lacking energy

sanguine– optimistic, full of hope

moon-struck– crazy, mad, insane

plaster-of-paris– white paste made of gypsum

Cicero– Marcus Tullius Cicero (106 BC – 43 BC), the greatest Roman orator, lawyer and writer; the author of orations, rhetoric, philosophical and political works

dilemma– а situation of choice between two unfavourable things, options, ways, etc.

hermitage– а lonely dwelling

Petra– an ancient city of the Roman times in what is now southwestern Jordan

Carthage– an ancient Phoenical city in northern Africa (Tunisia), founded in 814 BC

Adam– in the Bible, the first man created by God ‘in his own image’ on the sixth day of creation

Broadway– а thoroughfare in New York City, an important theatre district since the 19th century, the centre of American theatrical activity

chimeras– а chimera is a fantastic idea or imagination; in Greek mythology, а monster, а strange combination of а lion, а goat and а dragon

choleric– hot-tempered, irritable

pro and con– for and against

Virginia– а state on the US Atlantic coast

Jersey City– а city at the mouth of the Hudson opposite New York City, founded by the Dutch in 1618

Hoboken– а city on the Hudson River near Jersey City

Manhattanville, Astoria– districts of New York City

alms-house– а house where poor people, unable to earn money, can live without paying rent

Sing-Sing– а state prison in Ossining, New York

the Dead Letter Office– the office where letters that can’t be delivered, because the addressee is either dead or absent, are kept