American Big Game in its Haunts 



Some miles from Afognak the baldarkas drew 

 up side by side in a long, even line, our baidarka 

 joining in. Drasti and Chemi* came to me from all 

 sides, for I had from time to time met most of the 

 native hunters of this island, and they seemed to 

 regard me as quite one of them. 



When all the straggling baidarkas had caught 

 up and taken their places in the line, the chief gave 

 the word Kedar ("Come on"), and we all paddled 

 forward, and just as the sun was rising above the 

 hills we reached our journey's end. 



Two days later my friend joined me. He also 

 had been successful, and had killed a good sized 

 male bear in Little Uganuk Bay on Kadiak Island. 



Our bear hunt was now over, and we had been 

 fortunate in accomplishing all we had hoped for. 



* Russian and Aleut for "How do you do?" 



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