BAKER.] 359 SCO— Sea. 



Scott; peak (3,249 feet high), on Lindenberg peninsula, Kupreanof island, Alex- 

 ander archipelago. Named by Thomas, in 1887, after Gen. Winfield Scott, 

 U. S. A. 



Scott; point, the western head of Mackenzie bay, near Point Barrow, Arctic coast. 

 So named by Dease and Simpson in 1837. 



Scottie; creek, tributary to the Tauana, from the east, near the international bound- 

 ary. Named by Peters and Brooks, in 1898, after a member of their party, 



Scrag-gy; island, at northern end of Neva strait, in Salisbury sound, Alexander 

 archipelago. Named Samoilof by Vasilief, in 1833, after one of the early 

 Russian explorers. Has been shortened on some maps to Samoi. Has also 

 been called Scraggy, and such is reported to be local usage. 



Scra(j<jii, island; see Fivemile. 



Screen; group of islands, near the western shore of Etolin island, in Clarence strait, 

 Alexander archipelago. So named by Dall in 1879. 



Scrub; island, in Port Chester, Annette island, Alexander archipelago. So named 

 by Nichols in 1883. 



Scud; river, tributary to the Stikine river, from the east, in the vicinity of the 

 international boundary. Name published by the Coast Survey in 1891. 



Scull; islet (50 feet high), in Young bay, Stephens passage, Alexander archipelago. 

 Named Scull island by Meade in 1869. Has also been written Skull. 



Sea; rock, off Cape Georgiana, at entrance to Salisbury sound, Alexander archipel- 

 ago. Named Morskoi (sea) by Vasilief in 1833. Morskoi breaker is just 

 west of it. 



Seafortli; mining camp, on South fork of the Koyukuk river near longitude 151°. 

 Prospectors' name, from Schrader, in 1899. 



Seahorse; islands, low and sandy, on the Arctic coast, a little east of Point Belcher. 

 Named Sea Horse by Beechey in August, 1826. 



Seal; hay, indenting the northeastern coast of Afognak island, Kodiak group. 

 Named Nerpichie (seal) by the Russians. 



Seal; (-ape, the eastern point of entrance to Coal bay, on the southern shore of 

 Alaska peninsula, northwest from Unga island. Named Nerpichie (seal) 

 ])y the Russians. 



Seal; cape, the southern point of Unimak island, eastern Aleutians. Called 

 Kishnak by Tebenkof, 1849. The native name of the cape next west from 

 this is, according to Tebenkof, 1849, Kitkuk, and by transposing or confus- 

 ing names this is often called Khituk. The Fish Commission, in 1888, 

 called it Seal cajje, and it is said to be now locally so known. 



Seal; cove, on the eastern shore of Chilkat inlet, Lynn canal, southeastern Alaska. 

 Named Nerp (seal) by Lindenberg in 1838. 



Seal, island, near Atka; see Ikiginak. 



Seal; islands, fringing the northern shore of Alaska i^eninsula, just west of Heiden 

 bay. Named Nerpichoi (seal) by Tebenkof in 1849. 



Seal; islets, near Seal bay, off the northeastern coast of Afognak island, Kodiak 

 group. Named Nerpichie (seal) by the Russians. 



Seal; rock, near Cape Newenham, Bristol bay. So named by the Fish Commission 

 in 1890. 



Seal; rock, near Katmai, Alaska peninsula. Name obtained by Spurr and Post in 

 1898, from Rev. E. Petelin. It appears to be an isolated rock on the land. 



Seal; rocks, in Portland canal, near its head. So named by Pender in 1868. 



Seal; rocks, in the entrance to Prince William sound. Called Rose island by Meares, 

 in 1788, and Triste (dismal) by the Spaniards the same year. It is Siuchi 

 (sea lion) of the Russians and Seal rocks of recent charts. 



Seal; rocks, near Chiswell island, off Kenai peninsula. Gulf of Alaska. Named Siuchi 

 (sea lion) by the Russians and erroneously translated Seal, the name by 

 which it is designated on current maps and charts. 



