942 REPORT OF NATIONAL MUSEUM, 1895. 



Aloug the shore line iudicated at ISTo. 31 are numbers of liabitations 

 and scaffolds, as observed elsewhere, while at No. 32 are a series of 

 black i)rojections which evideutlj^ denote hills, as these are also shown 

 at No. 26. The native shown in No. 33 appears to have shot an arrow 

 into some animal, while the native in front of the latter is in the atti- 

 tude of thrusting- his spear. Absence of horns seems to indicate a doe, 

 or possibly a bear, although the length of the limbs would preclude the 

 latter idea. At No. 34, however, the figure of a bear is drawn more 

 carefully. In No. 35 is shown a herd of reindeer, while in No. 36 is 

 shown another whaling ship, beneath which are four kaiaks loaded 

 with individuals who have come after trade. A curious illustration is 

 that shown in No. 37, in which quite a string of reindeer are attached 

 to sledges. The native in No. 38 is apparently driving back the ani- 

 mals who are heading off" in that direction. In No. 39 is the outline of 

 a habitation with the accompanying hoiizontal rack, from which meat 

 or other food is shown suspended. The cliaracter in No. 40 is, without 

 doubt, the outline of a net, and resembles in almost every respect sim- 

 ilar ones found in the pictographs made by the natives of the American 

 coast. In No. 41 is a horizontal line with five animal heads protruding. 

 These would seem to denote walruses, but from the fact of the projec- 

 tions above the head they are probably intended for deer who have 

 broken through the ice, or maybe swimming, toward which the umiaks 

 are hastening, as shown above. No. 42 represents a number of individ- 

 uals with arms extended and hands directed toward the ground, which 

 resemble very much some of the characters on the drill bow (plate 68, 

 fig. 3. 



Since the above interpretation was dictated, I have had the oppor- 

 tunity to consult Captain E. P. Herendeen, a gentleman thoroughly 

 familiar with the country and the natives of both sides of Bering 

 Strait. Upon submitting to him the chart for his examination as to 

 the geographic location referred to, the following additional informa- 

 tion was obtained, as well as his approval in the belief that the coast 

 natives [Eskimo] were more likely the authors of the record than the 

 "Deermen" [ChuckcheJ. 



That part of the record marked No, 40 comprises the coast of the 

 Holy Cross Gulf; and extending backward to No. 18, which denotes 

 Plover Bay, are observed whales and a whaling ship, denoting a com- 

 mon occurrence in past years for whalers to enter one of the numerous 

 inlets, seek a good anchorage, and there make the required catches 

 instead of sailing in the open sea. Whalers are said to have been 

 common at almost every favorable point. 



The point of land at No. 19 is East Head, and is precipitous, while a 

 small village is located near the entrance, of which my informant could 

 not give me the native name. Opposite the hull of the vessel is a long, 

 narrow black line, which rein^esents a sharp spit of land actually occur- 

 ring at that point in Plover Bay. 



