BAKER.] 85 Bak— Ban. 



Baker; island, in Bucareli bay, Print-e of Wales archipelago. Named l)y Dall, in 

 1S79, "after INIareun Baker, of the Coast Survey, engaged 187.3-1881 in 

 surveys and office work relating to Alaska." 



Baker; mountain, on west bank of the 'Wiiite river, near latitude 63°. So named, 

 in 1898, by Peters and Brooks, after H. B. Baker, a member of their party. 



Baker; point, being the northwestern point of Prince of Wales island, Sumner 

 strait, Alexander archipelago. Named by Vancouver, in 1793, after Lieut. 

 Joseph Baker, R. N., of Vancouver's party, w'ho drew the maps in Van- 

 couver's atlas.- Has also been called North Point Baker. 



Baker; point, on the southern shore of Kasaan bay. Prince of Wales island, Alex- 

 ander archipelago. Named by Clover, in 1885, after Marcus Baker. 



Balaena, island; see Ballena. 



Balandra; island, in Bucareli bay, Prince of Wales archipelago. Named La Balandra 

 (the sloop) by Maurelle and (Quadra in 1775-1779. See also Fish Egg. 



Bald; mountains, near Taku river. Probably so called by the exploring parties of 

 the Western Union Telegraph Company in 1865. 



Bald; ridge of mountains (2,241 feet high), east of Tanigas harbor, on Annette 

 island, Alexander archipelago. So named by Nichols in 1883. 



Bald, cape; see Chacon. 



Bald Head; promontory, on the northern side of Norton bay, Norton sound, Ber- 

 ing sea. So named by Cook in September, 1778. Quite recently it has 

 been called Point Inglestat, and also Isaacs point, by the miners and pros- 

 pectors. Some part of it was also called Point Ennis by the Western 

 Union Telegraph Expedition of 1867. Has also been written Bald-Head. 



Baldwin; creek, tributary to Fish river, from the east, Seward peninsula. Local 

 name, 1900. 



Baldy; mountain, on east bank of the Kugruk river, Seward peninsula. Name from 

 Brooks, 1900. 



Ball; group of islets, forming eastern part of the Galankin group, Sitka sound, 

 Alexander an-hipelago. So named by United States naval officers, in 1879, 

 after Col. Mottrom Dulany Ball, at that time collector of customs at 

 Sitka. 



Ball, island; see Aleutski. 



Ballast; island, in Portage bay, Alaska peninsula. So named by the Fish Commis- 

 sion in 1893. 



Ballena; islands, in Bucareli bay, Prince of Wales archipelago. Named La Ballena 

 (the whale) by Maurelle and Quadra in 1775-1779. Has been written 

 erroneously Balaena and Balena. 



Bamdoroslini; island, one of the Galankin group, Sitka sound, Alexander archi- 

 pelago. So named l)y Vasilief in 1809. Has been written Bamdorotchnoi. 

 Has also been called Russian island. According to George Kostrometinoff, 

 U. S. Court interjireter at Sitka, this is a corruption of the Russian Podo- 

 rozhnie meaning on the road. 



Bamer; creek, tributary to Koksuktapaga river, from the east, Seward i)eninsula. 

 Name from Barnard, 1900. 



Ban; island, in Paramanof bay on the northwestern coast of Afognak island, Kodiak 

 group. Named Ban (? of baths) by the Russians. On a map by the 

 Russian American Company, 1849, it is Bok (side) island. 



Bancas, Bahia de las; see Disenchantment. 



Bancas; point, the north point of entrance to Disenchantment bay, Yakutat bay. 

 Called Punta de las Bancas (point of the banks or shoals) by Malaspina 

 in 1791. 



Band; cove, just south of entrance to Security bay, Kuiu island, Alexander archi- 

 pelago. So named by Glass in 1881. 



