KAKEK.] 97 Bet-Big. 



Bctniij, cape; see Deceit. 



Bettles; river, tributary to ^Middle fork of the Koyukuk, from the east, near longi- 

 tude 150°. Named by the miners, in 1899, after Mr. Bettles, of the firm 



Pickarts, Bettles tt Pickarts, OMners of the post Bergman. 

 Betton; cape, on the western coast of Betton island. Called Betton Head by the 



Coast Survey in 1886. 

 Betton; island, in the northern entrance to Behm canal, Alexander archipelago. 



Named by Vancouver, in 1793, after ]\Ir. Robert Betton, one of his party, 



Avho was wounded in a tight with the natives. The name occurs several 



times in Vancouver's text, but in the atlas is erroneously Beatons. This 



erroneous form has been widely copied. 

 Between; cape, between Spruce and Inner Spruce cape, Chiniak bay, Kodiak. 



Named Promezhutochnie (between) byMurashef in 1839-40. 

 Between; mountain (1,526 feet high), near Tamgas harbor, on Annette island, 



Alexander archipelago. Named by the Coast Survey in 1886. 

 Bezlciiiidniioi, islet; see Nameless. 

 Bezplo(hili', islands; see Barren. 

 Bher'mg; see Bering. 

 Bibb; shoal, in the entrance to Security bay, Kuiu island, Alexander archipelago. 



So named by Glass, in 1881, perhaps after one of the Coast Survey vessels. 

 Bibora; reef, off the northern end of St. Ignace island, Bucareli bay, Prince of Wales 



archipelago. Named La Bibora l)y Maurelle and Quadra in 1775-1779. 



Apparently intended for la biharo (beaver). 

 Blrherina, bay; see Bechevin. 

 Bieli; rock, near Middle island, Sitka sound, Alexander archipelago. Named Bieloi 



(white) by Vasilief in 1809. Called White by Dall in the Coast Pilot 



(1883, p. 140). Erroneously Beloi. 

 Bieli, rock, Chatham strait; see White. 

 Big; bowlder, near Danger point in W'rangell strait, Alexander archipelago. So 



called by Nichols in 1881. 

 Big; creek, tributary to Chandlar river, from the east, near longitude 149°. Pros- 

 pectors' name, given in 1899. 

 Big; iTcek, tributary to Grouse creek, from the north, Seward peninsula. Name 



from Barnard, 1900. 

 Big; creek, tributary to Red bay. Prince of Wales island. Alexander archipelago. 



So named by Helm in 1886. 

 Big; island, at entrance to Deep bay. Peril strait, Alexander archipelago. Named 



Bolshoi (big) by Vasilief in 1833. 

 Big; island, in the Yukon river just below the mouth of Melozi river. Descriptive 



name, published by the Coast Survey in 1898. 

 Biij, island; see Big Gavanski. 

 Big; lake, in northern part of St. Paul island, Pribilof group, Bering sea. Elliott, 



1874, calls it Great lake. According to Elliott, its Aleut name is Mee- 



sulk-mah-nee, i. e., very shallov. 

 Big; mountain (8,750 feet high), on the mainland, east of the Stikine river and near 



the international boundary. So called on recent Coast Survey charts. 

 Big; rock, at entrance to Afognak bay, Kodiak group. Named Bolshoi (big) by 



Murashef in 1839-tO. 

 Big Arruir, l)ay; see Big Branch. 

 Big Blark, river; see Rat. 

 Big Branch; bay, indentmg the southwestern shore of Earanof island, Alexander 



archipelago. Named Bolshoi strelka (Big arrow or Big off-shoot) by the 



Russians. Has been called Great Strelki bay; also Bolshoi Rukav (big 



sleeve). 

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