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being more numerous as you travel farther west. Between 

 Kodiak and Unga lie three bays, called respectively 

 Aniakchak Bay, Three Star Point, and Stephanoff Bay 

 (otherwise Stepovak Bay). At either of these, but particu- 

 larly at the two latter, during May and June, a sportsman 

 should have no trouble in picking up the maximum of four 

 bears now allowed by law. There are also several good 

 bays on the Peninsula to the west of Unga, and on Unimak 

 Island, where the bears are still numerous. 



There are likewise many good places on the Bering Sea 

 side of the Peninsula, but unless the sportsman has the time 

 to send a small vessel of some kind round to this coast he 

 is likely to have a " tough job " if he attempts this trip. 

 I made the trip myself provided only with a canoe and a 

 small boat, but the Bering Sea, at its best, is no place for 

 very small craft. If, however, a long journey, such as this, 

 be undertaken, it would be well worth pushing on as far as 

 some of the rivers which flow into Bristol Bay. Here the 

 big game shooting would once more be far off the beaten 

 track, and caribou could easily be obtained, as this region 

 lies outside the area in which they may not be killed on the 

 Alaska Peninsula. I am not certain whether moose are to 

 be found in any country accessible from Bristol Bay, nor am 

 I clear on the point of how far the timber line extends in 

 that direction; but, judging from the map, it ought to be 

 possible to find moose near the head - waters of the 

 Nushagak River. This is, however, entirely conjectural 

 on my part, since I have no personal knowledge of the 

 country, neither have I ever met a man who has visited 

 the district. 



In conclusion, I may append a list of the known guides 

 and hunters, and also give the names of certain influential 



