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of May, 1750, before Beering's'Ifland, where they caught 

 only 47 fea-otters. From thence they made to thofe 

 Aleutian Iflands, which were- firfl difcovered by Ne- 

 vodfikofF, and flew there 1662 old and middle-aged fea- 

 otters, and 119 cubs ; belides which, their cargo confift- 

 ed of the fldns of 720 blue foxes, and of 840 young 

 fea-bears. 



The inhabitants of thefe iflands appeared to have ne- 

 ver before paid tribute ; and feeraed to be a-kin to the 

 Tfchuktfki tribe, their women being ornamented with 

 different figures fewed into the fkin in the manner of that 

 people, and of the Tungufians of Siberia. They differed 

 however from them, by having two fmall holes cut 

 through the bottom of their under-lips, through each of 

 which they pafs a bit of the fea-horfe tufli, worked into 

 the form of a tooth, with a fmall button at one end to 

 keep it within the mouth when it is placed in the 

 hole. They had killed, without being provoked, two of 

 the Kamtchadals who belonged to the fliip. Upon the 

 third Ifland fome inhabitants had payed tribute ; their 

 names were reported to be Anitin, Altakukor, and Alefli- 

 kut, with his fon Atfchelap. The weapons of the whole 

 ifland confifted of no more than twelve fpears pointed 

 with fhnt, and one dart of bone pointed with the fame ; 

 and the Ruffians obferved in the poffeflion of the na- 

 tives two figures, carved out of wood, refembling fea-lions. 



* See Chap. IL 



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