CHAP. IX 



BACK TO THE KENAI PENINSULA 



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seen such a curious effect as that caused by the phos- 

 phorescent light on the water in the bay that night. The 

 crest of every little wave seemed to be capped with fire, 

 and the water flying away from behind our paddles looked 

 like a liquid mass of flame. Although I have seen the same 

 phenomenon repeatedly in different countries, this was the 

 most vivid and brilliant example of it I have ever witnessed. 

 I soon found Glyn and Little established in a very 

 comfortable little hut, which was kindly lent to us by Messrs. 



Sand Point, Popoff Island. 



Scott and Groswald, the local storekeepers and kings of 

 Popoff Island. Glyn and Little had just turned in for the 

 night, but soon got out of bed to hear my news and give me 

 their own. The latter was by no means good, and I was both 

 surprised and very disappointed to learn that they had only 

 seen three bears during the whole of the time at Ivanoff Bay, 

 and of these Glyn had only managed to bag one, an old male 

 which had such a poor coat that they did not trouble to keep 

 the skin. It appeared that Glyn had seen this beast walking 

 along the sea-shore, and had engaged in a great walking 

 match to try to overtake it. When he finally did so and 



