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their huts. There are a great number of ar6tic foxes 

 "Upon the firit iiland, as well as fea-otters ; and the fliores, 

 during ftormy weather, are covered with wild geefe and 

 ducks'. 



The Ruffians, according to the order of the chancery 

 of Bolcheretfk, endeavoured to perfuade the Toigon of 

 thefe iflands to accompany them to Kamtchatka, but with- 

 out fuccefs : upon their departure they diihibuted among 

 the iflanders fome linen, and thirteen nets for the pur- 

 pofe of catching fea-otters, which were very thankfully 

 received. This veflel brought to Kamtchatka the fkins 

 of 5030 old and young fea-otters, of 1040 old and 

 young ariSlic foxes, and of 330 Medwedki or cubs of 

 fea-otters. 



hi the year 1757, Ivan NikiphorofF, a merchant of 

 Mofcow, fent out a vefTel : but we have no further ac- 

 count of this voyage, than that (he failed to the Fox 

 Iflands, at leaft as far as Umnak. 



The fmall vefTel Cajnton, the fame that was built Vova?- of 



Ivan Slii k'.B In 



upon Beering's Ifland, and which- was given to the mer- ''";'-' 

 chant *Ivan Shilkin, put to fea September 26, 1757, 

 carrying on board the CofTac Ignatius StudentfofJj who 



a pi tun 



has given an account of the vovaq;e. 



* See chap. III. 



I They 



