18 SKETCH OF THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS. 



Otter Island, aboiit tliree-fourtlis of a mile long- and half as 

 broad. Its north shore is low, witli a broken, 

 rocky beach ; elsewhere its coast is marked by 

 steep cliffs, which attain a maximum height of 

 three Imndi'ed feet. 



Walrus Island. Walriis Island lies seven miles east of St. 

 Paul. It is a narrow ledge of lava about half a 

 mile long, and so low that in stormy weather it 

 is washed over by the waves. 



Absence of liar- Tlierc are no harbors at any of these islands, 



bors. •' 



though both at St. Paul and St. George there is 

 anchorage for small vessels in moderately calm 

 weather. During the prevalence, however, of 

 winds from certain directions it is impossible to 

 load or unload vessels of any kind in safety. 

 Rocks or reefs are found in the neighborhood 

 of both these islands, 

 ciiuiato. There are, really, but two seasons upon the 



Pribilof Islands. Summer may be said to begin 

 in the latter part of April, and winter in Novem- 

 ber, the change from the one to the other being 

 very rapid. Throughout the summer the climate 

 is humid and disagreeable. Dense fogs prevail 

 and hang in heavy banks over the islands, the 

 atmosphere is rarely clear, and the sun is seldom 

 seen. So dense is the fog, that navigation 

 in their vicinity is rendered extremely hazard- 

 ous, and it is often impossible for navigators to 



