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Bazan; port, on west coast of Dall island, Alexander archipelago. Visited by 



C'auniafio in July, 179li, and named Puerto del Baylio Bazan. Has been 



calK'd Ba/an bay or harbor. 

 Bazhi; Kskinio village, on left bank of the Yukon, at upper mouth of the Innoko 



or Shagaluk slough. Name from Tikhmenief, 1861, who writes it Bazhi- 



gagat, i. e., Bazhi river. 

 Bazil; point, on the northwestern coast of Montague island, the northeast point of 



entrance to Hanning bay, Prince William sound. So named by Vancouver 



in 1794. 

 Beacon; rock, in entrance to Mole harbor, Seymour canal, Alexander archipelago. 



So named by Mansfield in 1889. 

 Beacon, rock; see Makhnati. 

 Bean; island, in Dixon entrance Just west of Cape Chacon. So named by Dall, in 



1880, after Dr. Tarleton Hoffman Bean, of the Fish Commission. 

 Bean; ridge, on north bank of the Tanana, opposite mouth of the Toklat river. 



Named, in 1898, by Peters and Brooks, after the first trader to establish a 



post on the Tanana. The post was at Harper bend, and here Mrs. Bean 



was murdered by the Indians. 

 Bear; bay, indenting the northwestern shoro of Baranof island. Peril strait, Alexan- 

 der archipelago. So called by Coghlan in 1884. 

 Bear; bay, indenting the southern shore of Alaska peninsula, north of Belkofski. 



Named Medvednikova (bear's) by the Russians, presumably from the 



abundance of brown bears found in its vicinity. 

 Bear; cape, the northern point of entrance to Bear bay, Alaska peninsula, near 



Belkofski. Called Medviednik (bear) by Tebenkof, 1849. Has also been 



called Middle point. 

 Bear: cape, the northwestern point of entrance to Port Etches, Prince William 



sound. Named Medviezhi (bear) by Chernof in 1830. 

 Bear; cove, indenting the northern shore of Silver bay, Sitka sound, Alexander 



archipelago. A stream tributary to this small bay was named Medviezhia 



(bear) by Vasihef in 1809. 

 Bear; cove, near the head of Kachemak bay. Cook inlet. So called by Dall in 



1880. 

 Bear; creek, tributary to Fortymile creek, from the east. Prospectors' name, from 



Barnard in 1898. 

 Bear; creek, tributary to Resurrection creek, from the east, near Hope city, on Turn- 

 again arm of Cook inlet. Prospectors' name, reported by Becker in 1895. 

 Bear; i-reek, tributary to South fork of the Koyukuk, from the south, near latitude 



67°. Prospectors' name, published in 1900. 

 Bear, creek; see Lime. 

 Bear, fort; see Khutsnu. 

 Bear; harbor, in Affleck canal, Kuiu island, Alexander archipelago. So named by 



Helm in 1886. 

 Bear; island, near or in Uyak anchorage, Uyak bay, northern coast of Kodiak. So 



called by Moser in 1899. 

 Bear, island; see Woewodski. 

 Bear; mountain, about 40 or 50 miles north, by compass, from Mount St. Elias. So 



named by Ru.ssell, in 1891, after the U. S. revenue cutter Bear. 

 Bear; mountain, on right bank of the Tanana river, near latitude 62°. So named 



by Peters in 1898. 

 Bear; river, tril)utary to the head of Portland canal. Apparently so named by 



Pender in 1868. 

 Bear; river, tributary to the Niukluk river, from the west, Seward peninsula. Name 



from Barnard, 1900. 



