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of the village at 11.45 a. m. After lunch I went ashore, visiting the 

 traders, the Eusso-Greek church, and Father Metropolski, the priest. 



The trader reported no school. The priest reported one taught two 

 days in English, two days in Russian language, and the remaining two 

 days of the week given to instruction in the church catechism. 



Got under way at 1.30 a. m., June 9, standing south between Bold 

 Cape and Deer Island with Unca Rock directly ahead. At 3.10 raised 

 Ugomok Island in the fog and soon after were flying through Unimak 

 Pass with wind and sea in our favor, and leaving a gale behind us in 

 the Pacific Ocean. Once in the lee of Akuu and Akutan islands we 

 had smooth sailing. 



Sunday, June 10, at 5.40 a. in., the Bear made fast to wharf at Dutch 

 Harbor. 



Monday, June 11, I went over to Unalaska to spend the morning 

 with Mr. Tuck, but found that he was about sailing for Puget Sound 

 on the ship Wooster for his vacation. He expects to visit his mother 

 in Maine. 



June 12, at 1 p. in., a whaleboat was seen entering the harbor and 

 the steam launch was sent off to meet her. It was found to be one of 

 the wrecked boats of the whaling bark James Allen, and contained 

 Capt. A. Huntley and 6 men. 



They reported having left in an old barabara on Umnak Island 9 of 

 their comrades. 



One boat containing 8 men was found by Alexander Sheisinkoff, 

 Alaska Commercial Company, trader at Atka. Discovering them lost 

 at sea, he built a fire upon the top of a neighboring hill to attract their 

 attention aud then went out in a kyak through a dangerous sea to inter- 

 cept and bring them in. He then furnished them with needed clothing 

 and kept them until the Alaska Commercial Company's steamer Dora 

 called in and took them off. The Bora, meeting the TJ. S. S. Petrel 

 (Captain Emory commanding) at sea, gave them over to him. They 

 were then brought to Unalaska and some of them found employment 

 with the North American Commercial Company. 



Upon the arrival of Captain Huntley and crew on the Bear, word was 

 at once sent to Captain Healy, who was on shore. With his usual 

 promptness, orders were issued to prepare for sea. The boilers had been 

 "blown down" and the engine taken apart for repairs, but with lives at 

 stake the men worked with such a will that in four hours the engine 

 was repaired, the boilers filled, steam got up, and we were off to sea at 

 7.05 p. m. 



Wednesday, June 13, a head wind and a heavy head sea made our 

 progress very slow. One hour under full head of steam we made but 

 1.0 knots. 



We expected to reach Umnak Island early in the morning, but the 

 storm was so severe that we did not reach it until the following fore- 

 noon. To-day the U. S. S. Albatross started out to join in the search, 

 but returned to the harbor on account of the storm. 



