His trousers were ordinary overalls, his coat was made from a blanket.
Long-gauntleted leather mittens, lined with wool, hung by his side.
They were connected in the Yukon fashion, by a leather thong passed around the neck and across the shoulders.

On his head was a fur cap, the ear-flaps raised and the tying-cords dangling.

His face, lean and slightly long, with the suggestion of hollows under the cheek-bones, seemed almost Indian.

The burnt skin and keen dark eyes contributed to this effect, though the bronze of the skin and the eyes themselves were essentially those of a white man.

He looked older than thirty, and yet, smooth-shaven and without wrinkles, he was almost boyish.