PvUSSIANDISCOVERIES. 107 



they killed afterwards a quantity of ice-foxes, and a con- 

 fiderable number of fea-otters. 



For the benefit of the crown and their own ufe in cafe 

 of need, they refolved to take on board all the remaining 

 tackle and iron work of Beering's fliip, which had been 

 left behind on Commander's Ifland, and was buried in 

 the beach. For this purpofe they difpatched, on the 27th 

 of May, Jacob Malevinfkoy (who died foon after) with 

 thirteen men in a baidr.r to that iiland, which was feventy 

 verfts diftant. They brought back with them twenty- 

 two pood of iron, ten of old cordage fit for caulker's ufc, 

 fome lead and copper, and feveral thoufand beads. 



Copper Ifland has its name from the native copper 

 found on the coail:, particularly at the Weftern point on 

 its South fide. Of this native copper Malevinfkoy brought 

 with him two large pieces weighing together twelve 

 pounds, which were ])icked up between a rock and the 

 fea on a ftrand of about twelve yards in breadth. Amongft 

 other floating bodies which the fea drives upon the thores 

 of this Ifland, the true right camphor wood, and another 

 fort of wood very white, foft, and fweet-fcentcd, arc 

 •Gccafionally found. 



Evjry preparation for continual? the vovage bein<>; '=''''"'''= 



^ i- i- -J ^ o -^ Fox Iflaiuis. 



made, they failed from Copper Ifland the 26th of July, 

 1763, and fleered for the lilands Umnak and Aguna- 



P 2 laflika, 



