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only habitations are like the Kamtschadale jourts, 

 with this difference, that they are covered with raw 

 deer-skins in winter, and tanned ones in summer. 

 Their sledges are drawn by deer, and never by dogs; 

 which, like the latter, are likewise always spayed, in 

 order to be trained to this business. The draft-deer 

 pasture in company with the others ; and when they 

 are wanted, the herdsmen make use of a certain cry, 

 which they instantly obey, by coming out of the 

 herd. 



The priest of Paratounca informed me, that the 

 two nations of the Koriacs, and the Tschutski speak 

 different dialects of the same language ; and that it 

 bears not the smallest resemblance to the Kamt- 

 schadale. 



The country of the Tschutski is bounded on the 

 south by the Anadir, and extends along the coast to 

 the Tschutskoi Noss. Like the Wandering Koriacs, 

 their attention is principally confined to their deer, 

 of which their country affords great numbers, both 

 tame and wild. They are a stout, well-made, bold, 

 warlike race of people ; redoubtable neighbours to 

 both nations of the Koriacs, who often feel the 

 effects of their depredatory incursions. The Russians 

 have, for many years, been using their endeavours 

 to bring them under their dominion ; and, after 

 losing a great many men in their different expedi- 

 tions for this purpose, have not been able to effect it. 



I shall here conclude this article; since all we can 

 say of this people, on our own knowledge, hath been 

 laid before the reader in the preceding volume. 



