. Trails and tramps in Alaska and Newfoundland . nd before we reached deepwater were caught and left high and dry ona shoal, where we were obliged to remain forseveral hours, waiting for the return of thetide. During the interim we waded to shoreand scoured the neighboring hills in searchof some evidence of Bruin. We found none,and by the time we came back to the watersedge, the tide had set in so far that we wereforced to wade for a quarter of a mile to ourboat. The latter was heavily loaded, but asthe current caught it, it moved gently at first,then at last cleared the sandbar. With astrong
. Trails and tramps in Alaska and Newfoundland . nd before we reached deepwater were caught and left high and dry ona shoal, where we were obliged to remain forseveral hours, waiting for the return of thetide. During the interim we waded to shoreand scoured the neighboring hills in searchof some evidence of Bruin. We found none,and by the time we came back to the watersedge, the tide had set in so far that we wereforced to wade for a quarter of a mile to ourboat. The latter was heavily loaded, but asthe current caught it, it moved gently at first,then at last cleared the sandbar. With astrong wind blowing, we were carried out tothe promontory just about the time the tidewas turning and the flood tide carried us upto the head of the adjoining bay. Thebreakers were running high on the point andit was with the greatest difficulty that we 90 Observations on Kodiak Island were able to get around with our the wind blew the spray all overus, and by the time we reached the returntide on the other side I was greatly exhausted. Sea Parrot Incubating and gave a sigh of relief, for conditions weresuch that we were afraid our little dory couldnot stand much more of the kind of sea thatwas running. Once around on the otherside the wind changed, and with the inflowof the tide and our little leg-of-mutton sail,we were carried with race-horse speed to the Observations on Kodiak Island 91 head of the bay. We steered for a smallisland, and as we approached, many gulls,sea-parrots, and ducks were flying aroundthe bay. We landed the dory on the beach,and climbed the rocks while the birds hovered
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