American Big Game in its Haunts 



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. 

 The highest peaks are about 4,000 feet. 



The portions of Kadiak Island uncovered by 

 spruce and the barren lands of the mainland, are 

 not absolutely devoid of trees or bushes. Often 

 there is a considerable growth of cottonwood trees 

 along the bottom lands of the streams, and large 

 patches of alder bushes are common, so that when 

 the leaves are well out, one's view of the bottoms 

 and lower hillsides is much obscured. The snow- 

 fall must be heavy on the upper reaches of the 

 mountains, as there are great white patches to be 

 seen well into the summer time. The climate is 

 not what one would expect, unless he should look at 

 the map, and note the warm Kuro Si wo (Japan 

 current) sweeping along the southern Alaskan 

 coast. Zero weather is uncommon, and except for 

 the great rainfall the island is a very comfortable 

 place of existence; existence, because that is the 

 limit reached by most of the people. The few con- 

 nected with the mission and the two fur companies 

 are necessarily busy people, the latter especially so 

 on steamer days, but a deep, unbroken peaceful- 



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