The Faith of Men (1904)

The Faith of Men

Jack London's 1904 story collection gathers eight Klondike tales, among them "The Story of Jees Uck", in which the Toyaat chief Snettishane bargains his daughter to the trader Neil Bonner. A Waterbury watch is part of the haul. (Internet Archive)

Watches

Waterbury watch

Snettishane can scarcely contain himself at the goods that come his way, a pint of pinchbeck jewellery including a Waterbury watch among them, the cheap American watch counted as treasure on the Yukon. The text names the maker only.

Source text: pint of pinchbeck jewellery, including a Waterbury watch. Snettishane could scarce contain him-self (Jack London, The Faith of Men, Macmillan, 1904, Internet Archive scan, page image 300; Internet Archive) {{DEFAULTSORT:Faith of Men (1904)}