88 THE VOYAGE OF THE JEANNETTE. 



rapidity and uncertainty of prevailing tides, make an 

 approach to any of the passes between the Aleutian 

 Islands hazardous in the extreme. 



[from the journal.] 



August t)th, Tuesday. — The St. Paul sailed for San 

 Francisco at 3.30 a. m., carrying our letters and my 

 packages to General Miller. I received from the Alaska 

 Commercial Company a long list of articles for which 

 Mr. Greenbaum declines to receive payment. I desired 

 particularly to pay for the labor of coaling ship, but he 

 replied that his orders from General Miller were to 

 furnish everything we needed without charge, and he 

 cannot take any money even in return for what he ex- 

 pends from the company's funds. 



[to MRS. DE LONG.] 



Nothing could exceed the courtesy of the company's 

 agent, Mr. Greenbaum, during the whole of our stay. 

 The entire storehouse was placed at our disposal. A 

 lot of fur clothing had been sent over from Kodiak for 

 our use, — reindeer coats and gloves. We also received 

 eighteen thousand dried fish for dog food, and twenty- 

 five pup seal skins for blankets and floor covers or car- 

 pets. The agent gave me for my own use a beautiful 

 coat made of pup seal skins ; besides, he gave me a 

 large gown lined with birds' feathers as a morning 

 gown, so you see my luck of having other people give 

 me things has not changed. 



When we left on the morning of the 6th everybody 

 was up to see us off ; and besides dipping of colors, we 

 had a salute from three small guns in front of the com- 

 pany's office. The priest, no doubt, was' among the 

 party, but we cannot say whether the brides and grooms 



