must have suffered a breakdown. Were just about to be¬ 
gin hustling some more clams and a possible duck for sup¬ 
per, and making preparations for spending the night,—even 
to building a lean-to,—when the launch hove in sight. 
Were delighted to hear that the others had sighted four 
bear, and that, of these, Mrs. Fleischmann had killed two! 
This was really a remarkable piece of luck, particularly in 
occurring in just the way that it did:— 
Coming to the cove, it seems, and finding no trace of us, 
the others had started to look into near-by bays, fearing lest 
they had mistaken the meeting-place. 
Entering a certain little bay, a she bear with three large 
cubs was sighted on the beach. There being only one gun 
aboard, Mrs. Fleischmann took this, and, with Lancaster 
rowing, they made an excellent stalk to within one hundred 
and seventy-five yards, when she fired, knocking the old bear 
dov/n with the very first shot. 
Remembering my experience of the other day, and fear¬ 
ing lest the prey escape, she fired again and hit also. She 
then directed her attention to the single remaining cub, the 
other two having disappeared by this time. 
Though much elated, now that they had killed their game, 
our friends did not know what to do with their quarry, and 
so commenced their search for us, returning to the original 
cove at last. . Here they picked us up; all returning then to 
skin the carcasses. 
Little stayed aboard to prepare the skins this morning. 
Barney and I went out for bear about 4 A. M., expecting to 
return about nine. Sighted a bear in the distance, but it 
failing to stop to feed, we got no shot. 
Having left the boat in a hurry, to begin with, this morn¬ 
ing, and remaining away considerably longer than expected, 
we failed to provide against the fifteen-foot fall of the tide, 
as result of which negligence the rest of the morning was 
spent skidding the row-boat over a half mile of shingle and 
rocks, before finally we could launch it. 
Going out in the evening, we failed to sight any game. 
Though “Alaska,” “cold,” and “rain,” are usually consid¬ 
ered synonymous, particularly in the season of our visit, the 
weather, from the time of our leaving Peterburg on, afforded 
only bright sunshine. Nights were a bit frosty, but mid-day 
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