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BULLETIN OF THE UNITED STATES FISH COMMISSION. 
Kempff Bay, northward of Drake Head, is about 1 4 miles long by 0.4 mile wide, 
and is apparently clear of dangers. For want of time, no soundings were made, but 
if upon examination proper depths are found, it should make an excellent harbor. 
From Drake Head to the passage leading to Moser Bay are a number of islands, 
rocks, and ledges making off from the western shore. Inside of these is Akhiok, 
a native village, which, in 1890, contained over 100 inhabitants. The people here 
suffered severely during the last winter (1899-1900), many dying with a disease never 
properly diagnosed, but which was probably grip. 
The peninsula separating the North Arm of Alitak Bay from Moser Bay is a high 
ridge shelving toward the southern end, and has been used by the cannnery steamers 
