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first time that they had been on board an European 

 ship. The first that came up, I recognized to be 

 my friendly host, who hastened to meet me with 

 open arms, rubbing his nose violently against mine, 

 and often passing his greasy hand over my face. 

 For various trifles which I gave my friends, I was 

 obliged to receive some present in return. In fact, 

 we had now a very lively barter ; in half an hour, my 

 sailors had obtained above two hundred kamlaikas 

 (a name which is derived from Kamtschatka, de- 

 noting a garment, which is of the cut of a shirt, 

 skilfully sewed together, with the entrails of 

 seals, sea-lions, and morse) for buttons and similar 

 things. This garment, which is put on over the 

 other clothes, keeps off the rain and wet, and is 

 very useful in this climate. I have remarked, that 

 all the people of this region put on their kamlaikas 

 over their warm clothes, in damp weather ; and I 

 myself have often experienced the benefit of it in 

 these northern latitudes. 



July 29. A fresh S. W. wind separated us, 

 yesterday, from our islanders. We sailed along 

 the west coast during the night ; and at daybreak 

 saw the northern point of St. Lawrence islands, 

 which, at eight o'clock, lay at the distance of one 

 mile south of us. The promontory is distinguished 

 by a high rock, rising perpendicularly out of the 

 sea ; a little more to the south, a low tongue of 

 land extends to the west, and has a very singular ap- 



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