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Bla— Bli. 



Black Crag-; i)eak (5,895 feet liigli), on the mainland, about 8 milen south of the 



Stikine river. Name published by the Coast Survey in 1895. 

 Black Crook; creek, trilnitary to Igloo creek, from the north, Seward peninsula. 



Xanie from Brooks, 1900. 

 Black Diamond; creek, tributary to liead waters of ^lission creek, in the Eagle 



]\Iining region. Local name, pubHshed in 1899. 

 Black Head; point, on the eastern shore of Dease inlet, Arctic coast. . So named by 



Dease and Simpson in 1837. 

 Black River; settlements. The Eleventh Census, 1890, speaks of the Black River 



settlements in the Yukon district. I suppose this refers to Eskimo villages 



along the Black river in the Yukon delta. 

 Blackstone; bay and glacier, in Prince William soimd, opposite Port Wells. Named 



in 1S99 after a miner who lost his life there "a few years ago." 

 Blackthorn; i)eak (4,010 feet high), on the western shore of Glacier bay, south- 

 eastern Alaska. Named Black Thorn by Reid in 1896. 

 Blaine; bay, a small bight in Izembek bay, Alaska peninsula. Named by the Fish 



Commission, in 1888, after Hon. James Gillespie Blaine. 

 Blaine; i.oint, on the mainland, near north end of Pearse canal, southeastern Ala.ska. 



Named by the Coast Survey, in 1891, after Hon. James G. Blaine. 

 Blaine; point, the western point of entrance to Blaine bay in Izembek bay, Alaska 



peninsula. Named by the Fish Commission, in 1888, after Hon. James G. 



Blaine. 

 Blake; channel, separating southern part of Wrangell island from the mainland, 



Alexander archipelago. Named by Dall, in 1879, after Prof. WilUam Phipps 



Blake, of New Haven, Conn. , who made explorations in this region in 1863. 

 Blake; island, at junction of Blake channel and Bradiield canal. Named Ham by 



Snow in 1886, and Blake by Nichols in 1891. 

 Blahr, point; see Blaquiere. 

 Blanche; white rock (10 feet high), in Ernest soimd, between Etolin and Deer 



islands, Alexander archipelago. So named by Snow in 1886. 

 Blank; inlet, indenting southeastern coast of Gravina island, Alexander archipelago. 



So named by Nichols in 1888. 

 Blank; two islets, at entrance to Blank inlet, above. 

 Blanqtiizal; point, on w'est coast of Prince of Wales island. Named by Maurelle 



and Quadra, 1775-1779, and first published by La Perouse, in 1798, as Pta. 



del Blanquizal. Also has been w^ritten Blanquisal. Blanquizal is Spanish 



ior jiljjeclay. 

 Blaquiere; point, the southeastern point of Mitkof island, Alexander arcliipelago. 



So named by Vancouver in 1793. By the Russians written Blaker. 

 BlasKke; island, one of the Kashevarof group, Clarence strait. Alexander archi- 

 pelago. Named by the Russians, after Dr. Edward Leontief 'Blashke, 



surgeon on the ship Xikolai, Capt. A. K. Etolin, commanding, 1839-1841. 



Has also been written Blaschke and Bloshke. 

 Blaasom, point; see Blossom. 

 Blatchford; creek, in the Nome mining region, Seward peninsula. Prospectors' 



name, i)ul)lished in National Geographic Magazine in 1900. 

 Bligh; island, in Prince William soimd. Named Bligh's island, by Vancouver, in 



1794. Has also been written Blighs. 

 Blind; island, near mouth of Blind river, in Wrangell strait, Alexander archi- 

 pelago. So named by Nichols in 1881. 

 Blind; passage, between Black island and Hassler island, in Behm canal, Alexander 



archipelago. Named by the Coast Survey in 1891. 

 Blind, inlet or passage; see Tenakee. 

 Blind; point, near mouth of Blind river, Mitkof island, Wrangell strait, Alexander 



archipelago. Called Blind Passage point by Nichols in 1881. 



