CONCERNING KAMTCHATKA, &c. n 



to Kamtchatka, on the sd of June, 1772, from the 

 new-difcovered iflands, in a veflel belonging to Ivan 

 Popoff. 



The tentli part of the fkins being delivered to the 

 cufloms, the remainder was diftributed in fifty-five 

 fliares. Each fhare confifted of twenty fea-otters, 

 lixteen black and brown foxes, ten red foxes, three 

 fea-otter tails ; and fuch a portion was fold upon the 

 fpot from 800 to 1000 Roubles : fo that according to 

 this price the whole lading was worth about 50,000 

 Roubles «-. 



* Georgi Reife Tom. L p. 23, & feq. Jovjrnal of St, Peterfburg. 



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