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100 verfts from thence lies an ifland called Unimak -, 

 upon which Captain Krenitzin wintered ; and beyond it 

 the inhabitants faid there was a large tra6t of country 

 called Alallika, of which they did not know the boun- 

 daries. 



The Fox Iflands are in general very rocky, without 

 containing any remarkable high mountains : they are 

 deftitute of wood, but abound in rivulets and lakes, 

 which are moffcly without fifli. The winter is much 

 milder than in Siberia ; the fnow feldom falls before 

 the beginning of January, and continues on the grcund 

 till the end of March. 



There is a volcano in Amuchta ; in Kagamila fulphur 

 flows from a mountain ; in Taga-Unok there are warm 

 fprings hot enough to boil grovifions ; and flames of 

 fulphur are occalionally feen at night upon the moun- 

 tains of Unalaflika and Akutan. 



The Fox Iflands are tolerably populous in proportion ^J'afems of 

 to their fize. The inhabitants are entirely free, and pay 

 tribute to no one : they are of a middle ftature ; and 

 live, both in fummcr and winter, in holes dug in the 

 earth. No figns of religion were found amongll: them. 



* Krenitzin wintered at Alaxa, and not at Unimak. See Appendix I. 

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