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On the first visit to this party, they constructed a cl ^i F ' 

 chart of the coast upon the sand, of which I took *— ~ r^ 

 very little notice at the time. To-day, however, A i826 St ' 

 they renewed their labour, and performed their work 

 upon the sandy beach in a very ingenious and intel- 

 ligible manner. The coast line was first marked out 

 with a stick, and the distances regulated by the days' 

 journeys. The hills and ranges of mountains were 

 next shown by elevations of sand or stone, and the 

 islands represented by heaps of pebbles, their propor- 

 tions being duly attended to. As the work proceed- 

 ed, some of the bystanders occasionally suggested 

 alterations, and I removed one of the Diomede Is- 

 lands which was misplaced : this was at first object- 

 ed to by the hydrographer ; but one of the party 

 recollecting that the islands were seen in one from 

 Cape Prince of Wales confirmed its new position, 

 and made the mistake quite evident to the others, 

 who seemed much surprised that we should have 

 any knowledge of such things. When the moun- 

 tains and islands were erected, the villages and fish- 

 ing stations were marked by a number of sticks 

 placed upright, in imitation of those which are put 

 up on the coast wherever these people fix their 

 abode. In time, we had a complete topographical 

 plan of the coast from Point Darby to Cape Kru- 

 senstern. In this extent of coast line they exhibited 

 a harbour and a large river situated to the south- 

 ward of Cape Prince of Wales, of neither of which 

 we had any previous knowledge. The harbour 

 communicated with an inner basin, named Imau- 

 rook, which was very spacious, and where the water 

 was fresh. The entrance to the outer one was so 

 narrow, that two baidars could not paddle abreast 

 of each other. This they explained by means of 



