Cro-CHb. 142 [Bri.i..l.S7. 



Cross; island an<l strait, in San Christoval channel, But-areli l)ay. Prince of Wales 

 archipelago. Xamed Canos y Ysla de la Cruz by Maurelle and Quadra in 

 177.V-1779. 



CrosK, island, north of Sitka sound; see Krestof. 



Cross; island, the westernmost of the Midway islands, (m the Arctic coast, east of 

 the mouth of the Colville river. So named by Lieut. Commander Charles 

 Herbert Stockton, of the U. S. S. Thetis, in 1889, because a wooden cross 

 has been erected on the island by the whalers. 



Cross; islet, "small and wooded," in Portland canal, just north of Halibut bay. 

 So called by Nichols in the Coast Pilot, 1891, p. 70. Not named on any 

 chart. 



Cross; mountain (2,597 feet high), near Sitka, on Baranof island, Alexander archi- 

 pelago. Apparently so named by Davidson in 1869. 



Cross, point, Krestof island; see Kresta. 



Cross, i)ort; see Krestof. 



Cross; sound, between the mainland and Chichagof island, Alexander archipelago. 

 Discovered by Cook, May 3, 1778, and named Cross sound, after this day, 

 designated in the calendar as Holy Cross day. By the Russians this has 

 been called Lohtianoi (icy) and Kresta (cross); by the Spaniards Puerto 

 de la Cruz. Variously called Cross sound or Icy strait. Both names are 

 now in use. Cross sound for the western and Icy strait for the eastern part. 



Cross, strait, north of Sitka; see Krestof. 



Cross Cape; rocks, off Cape Cross, Yakobi island, Alexander archipelago. So called 

 by Dall in 1880. 



Cross-wise; island, in southern entrance to Nakwasina passage, Baranof island, 

 Alexander archipelago. Named Poperechnoi (crosswise) by A'asilief in 

 1809. 



Crow; creek, tributary to Glacier creek, near the head of Turnagain arm. Local 

 name, published by the Geological Survey in 1899. 



Crow; island, in Redoubt bay, Sitka sound, Alexander archipelago. So called by 

 the Coast Survey in 1898. On the old Russian chart of 1809 it is called 

 Korga. 



Crow; island, in Sawmill cove, Howkan strait, Dall island, Alexander archipelago. 

 So named by Nichols in 1881. Slieldon Jackson has named it James. 



Crow^; island, one of the Middle island group, in Sitka sound, Alexander archipelago. 

 Named Voronie (the raven, corvus corax) by Vasilief in 1809. The Rus- 

 sian dictionaries give roronie as the adjective form of voron, a raven or crow. 

 Elliott gives Varrone as the Russian for raven, while Dall gives the form 

 Varonie, translating it crotr. Has been erroneously called Blue island, 

 while one chart gives Crow, Voroni, or Blue island. 



Crow; point, on San Fernando island, Bucareli bay, Prince of Wales archipelago. 

 Named Punta del Cuerbo (crow) by Maurelle and Quadra in 1776-1779. 



Croyere, Isles de la; see Hazy. 



Crucifix; mountain, in the pass between the headwaters of the Skwentna and Kus- 

 kokw'im rivers. So called by Spurr in 1898. Not shown on the map. 



Cruz, Puerto de la; see Cross. 



Cub; creek, tributary to Sixmile creek, from the west, at Sunrise, Kenai peninsula. 

 Prospectors' name, from Becker, 1895. 



Cub; i)oint, between Boulder and Fox bays in Stepovak bay, Alaska jieninsula. 

 Named l)y Dall in 1880. 



Cuban; gulch, on left bank of the Yukon, 6 miles above Eagle, eastern Alaska. 

 Prospectors' name, published Viy the Geological Survey in 1899. 



Cube; ])oint, the southern head of Square cove, near northern end of C!hathara 

 strait, Alexander archipelago. So named by Dall in 1880. 



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