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want of other materials. It was alfo reported, that the 

 fea about Tfchukotfkoi Nofs was. not every year free 

 from ice. 



Another expedition was made in 1654 to the Korga, 

 for the purpofe of colledling fea-horfe teeth. A Coflac, 

 named Yiiiko SoliverftofF, was one of the party, the 

 fame who had not long before accompanied the ColTac 

 Michael Stadakin, upon a voyage of difcovery in the 

 Frozen Sea. This perfon was fent from Yakutfk to 

 colledl fea-horfe teeth, for the benefit of the crown. In 

 his inflrudions mention is made of the river Yentflien- 

 don, which falls into the bay of Penfliinfk, and of the 

 Anadyr ; and he was ordered to exadt a tribute from 

 the inhabitants dwelling near thefe rivers ; for the ad- 

 ventures of Deflmeff were not as yet known at Yakutfk. 

 This was the occafion of new difcontents. SoliverftofF 

 claimed to himfelf the difcovery of the Korga,. as if he 

 had failed to that place in his voyage with Stadukin in 

 1649. Dedmeff, however, proved that SoliverftofF had 

 not even reached Tfchukotfkoi Nofs, which: he defcribes 

 as nothing but bare rock, and it was bnt too well known 

 to him, becaufe the vefTel of AnkudinofF was fliip- 

 wrecked there. " Tfchukotfkoi Nofs," adds DeflmefF,, 

 " is not the firfl: promontory which 2:>refents itfelf un- 

 '' der the name of Svatoi Nofs ■-••'■.. It is known by the 



«' two 

 * We may colledt from Defhneff's reafoning, that SoliverftoiT, in en- 

 deavouring to prove that he had failed round the Eallern extremity of 



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