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which they dip in frefh water and draw out to the fize of 

 a fine packthread. 



As foon as the veffel was laid up in a fecure place, 

 Tolftyk, Vaffyutin and Lalarofi^, with feveral others, 

 went in four baidars to Kanaga. The firll remained 

 upon that illand, hut the two others rov.xd in two bai- 

 dars to Tfetchina, which is feparated from Kanaga by a 

 ftrait about feven verfts in breadth : the illandcrs receiv- 

 ed them amicably, and promifed to pay tribute. The 

 feveral parties returned all fafc to Kayacbu, without 

 having procured any furs. Soon afterwards Tolftyk dif- 

 patched fome hunters in four baidars to Tagalak, Atchu, 

 and Amlach, which lay to the Eaft of Kayachu ; none of 

 thefe party met with any oppofition from the natives : 

 they accordingly remained with great tranquillity upon 

 thefe feveral iflands until the year 1764. Their fuccefs. 

 in hunting was not however very great ; for they caught 

 no more than 1880 full grown fea-otters, 778 middle- 

 aged, and 372 cubs. 



Defcription of The followiug is LafarofF's defcription of the above- 



the Andrea- 



noftfkye mentioued fix iflands* which lie in a chain fome what 



Jiunus. 



to the North Wefl: of the Fox Iflands, and muft not be 

 ^^lended with them. The firft certain account was 

 brought by this vefl^el, the St. Andrean and -Natalia, 



* Thefe are the fix Iflands defcribed by Mr. Sttehlin in his defcription 

 cf the New Archipelago. See Appendix I. N°. V. 



I from 



