# Cap — Songs of a Sourdough character guide

> Cap in Songs of a Sourdough by Robert W. Service.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0028-fighting-mac

## Who they are

A minor character, possibly a captain or leader, mentioned briefly.

## Relationships

### [Sam McGee](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/songs_of_a_sourdough_se/characters/sam_mcgee)

_friendship_

Sam McGee and Cap are close friends, with Cap fulfilling Sam's final wish to be cremated on the fire.

### [Sam McGee](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/songs_of_a_sourdough_se/characters/sam_mcgee)

_friendship_

Cap and Sam McGee are close companions, with Cap recounting Sam's tragic fate in the frozen north.

## In the story

### [The Cremation of Sam McGee](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/songs_of_a_sourdough_se/chapters/the-cremation-of-sam-mcgee)

Cap is the narrator who promises to cremate Sam's remains and carries out the grim task, eventually discovering Sam alive in the furnace.

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