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broidery and other ornaments. They diifered in 

 their persons and features entirely from the natives 

 of north-west America, the latter being low of 

 stature, with round faces and high cheek-bones ; 

 whereas the Tchutski had long visages and were 

 stout and well made ; they had their ears bored 

 and some had glass beads hanging from them, 

 but no lip ornaments like the Americans. They 

 had numerous dogs, probably used to draw their 

 sledges, of which several appeared in one of the 

 huts ; but Captain Cook thought that they might 

 also constitute a part of their food, as several were 

 observed lying dead which had been killed that 



niornuig. 



From this bay the ships stood over to the north- 

 east, and again fell in Avith the west coast of 

 America, the distance in the narrowest part being 

 only about fourteen leagues. Another cape was 

 observed to the northward of Cape Prince of 

 Wales, lying in latitude 67° 45' and longitude 194* 

 51'; the whole coast free from snow, but apparently 

 destitute of Avood. To this cape Captain Cook 

 gave the name of Point Mulgrave. 



On the 17th August, in latitude 70Mr, they 

 fell in with the ice, extending from E. by N. to 

 W. by S. and quite impenetrable, being as compact 

 as a wall and at least ten or twelve feet high, and 

 to the northward apparently much higher. The 

 weather clearing up, the extreme point of the 

 eastern land, or America, was observed to form a 



