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Paul, named after one of Bering's boats, the present town of Kadiak, by far the largest village of the island, and situated on the eastern coast, opposite Wood Island.
He declared at first that the boys had given him this rifle as a present; then he admitted that he had promised to take a message up to Kadiak, going on to say that he had intended to do this, but that his wife had been sick, that he had been kept at the village by many things, etc. "He's an old liar, without doubt," said Captain Stephens.
"You'll have to tell us lots about the places we pass, and, if there aren't any other boys on board, Kalitan and I will be together. What's the first place we stop?" "We passed the Kenai Peninsula in the night. I wish you could have caught a glimpse of some of the waterfalls, volcanoes, and glaciers. They are as fine as any in Alaska," said Mr. Strong. "Our next stop will be Kadiak Island."
The blue fox has been found to be the only one that multiplies well in comparative captivity, and he thrives on salmon flesh. At Wood Island, news came to us through prospectors, of a bear in English Bay, south of Kadiak village.
Therefore the objects of my second trip were: Firstly, to obtain a specimen of bear from the Island of Kadiak; secondly, to obtain specimens of the bears found on the Alaska Peninsula; and, lastly, to obtain, if possible, a specimen of bear from one of the other islands of the Kadiak group.
Nevertheless, Baranof effected anchorage at Koshigin Bay, sent the small boats ashore for water, watched his chance of a seaward breeze, and ran out to sea again in one desperate effort to reach Kadiak, the headquarters of the fur traders, before winter. Outside the shelter of the harbor, wind and seas met the ship.
To be sure, the wind may have had much to do with our direction, but it is only fair to suppose that if we came down the east coast of Kadiak on an ebb we would go up that same coast on the flood. At least, if we could do no better, we would be leaving a place where no word seems apt to get to us." "It would be a risky voyage," said Jesse. "I didn't like it out there on the open sea!"
The sea otter being nearly extinct, the bear is now made to shoulder all the large stories, and, strong as he is, this is no light burden. The Kadiak coast line is roughly broken by deep bays, running inland from a half mile to fifteen or twenty miles. Some are broad, others narrow, but all are walled in by serrated, mountainous sides, much resembling the fjords of Norway.
We'll find them all lined up on Kadiak dock waiting for us and me obliged to report to Washington that I've spent two months with this vessel hunting for them! God bless my soul!" However, it was satisfaction and not anxiety which caused his eyes to glisten. Precautions were not ceased, and the boats continued to comb out every open bay which could not be searched with the ship's glasses.
"Wouldn't you like to go over to Kadiak just once?" said John. "A big bear-skin or two, and maybe a sea-otter we could cash in our fur for enough to buy a mining claim, like enough! My uncle Dick's due to go over there, too, before long," he ruminated. "You know he's employed on the government survey, and they're making soundings on that part of the coast." Rob drew a long breath.
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