A VOYAGE TO 
1779. a known haunt of the hears. We had fcarce landed, when 
September. un f ommate iy t h e wind changed to the Eaftward, and a fe- 
cond time deltroyed all hopes of coming up with our game; 
for the Kamtfchadales allured us, that it was in vain to ex¬ 
pect to meet with bears, whilffc we were to the windward ; 
owing to their being polfelfed of an uncommon acutenefs 
in fcenting their purluers, which enabled them, under fuch 
circumllances, to avoid the danger, whillt it is yet at a very 
great diltance. We returned therefore to the boat, and 
palfed the night on the beach, having brought a tent with 
Saturday 18. us for that purpofe ; and the next day, by the advice of our 
guides, crofted the bay, and went to the head of Rakoweena 
Harbour. 
Having here fecured the boats, we proceeded with all our 
luggage on foot, and, after a walk of live or lix miles, came 
to the fea-lide, a league to the Northward of the Light- 
houfe Head. From hence, as far as we could fee toward 
Cheepoonlkoi Nofs, there is a continued narrow border of 
low level ground adjoining to the fea, which is covered 
with heath, and produces great abundance of berries, par¬ 
ticularly thofe called partridge and crow berries. We were 
told, we fhould not fail to meet with a number of bears, 
feeding upon thefe berries; but that the weather being 
fhowery, was unfavourable for us. 
Accordingly, we directed our courfe along this plain; and 
though we faw feveral bears at a diltance, we could never, 
with all our management, contrive to get within foot of 
them. Our diverhon was therefore changed to fpearing of 
falmon, which v r e faw pufoing, in great numbers, through 
the furf into a fmall river. I could not help obferving, how 
much inferior our Kamtfchadales w r ere at this method of 
hfoing, to the people at Oonalafoka; nor were their inftru- 
ments, 
