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his advice; and, inftead of going up the harbour, directed s „ 17 ^ 

 our courfe to the Northward, toward a pool of water that *. — ^— / 

 lies near the mouth of the river Paratounca, and which was 

 a known haunt of the bears. We had fcarce landed, when 

 unfortunately the wind changed to the Eaflward, and a fe- 

 cond time deftroyed all hopes of coming up with our game ; 

 for the Kamtfchadales allured us, that it was in vain to ex- 

 pect to meet with bears, whilfl we were to the windward -, 

 owing to their being po/Tefled of an uncommon acutenefs 

 in fcenting their purfuers, which enabled them, under fuch 

 circumftances, to avoid the danger, whilfl it is yet at a very 

 great diftance. We returned therefore to the boat, and 

 pafTed the night on the beach, having brought a tent with 

 us for that purpofe ; and the next day, by the advice of our Saturday 18. 

 guides, crofled the bay, and went to the head of Rakoweena 

 Harbour. 



Having here fecured the boats, we proceeded with all our 

 luggage on foot, and, after a walk of five or fix miles, came 

 to the fea-fide, a league to the Northward of the Light- 

 houfc Head. From hence, as far as we could fee toward 

 Cheepoonfkoi Nofs, there is a continued narrow border of 

 low level ground adjoining to the fca, which is covered 

 with heath, and produces gieat abundance of berries, par- 

 ticularly thofe called partridge and crow berries. \Vc were 

 told, we mould not fail to meet with a number of bears, 

 feeding upon thefe berries ; but that the weather being 

 ihowery, was unfavourable for us. 



Accordingly, we directed our courfe along this plain; and 

 though we faw feveral bears at a diftance, we could never, 

 with all our management, contrive to get within fliot of 

 them. Our diverlion was therefore changed to fpearing of 



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