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dead, on the frozen-ground of the hills, and pro- 

 tect it aixainst wild beasts. It is well known that 

 they wear the ornaments at the corner of the 

 mouth, which distinguish the Esquimaux, from 

 Kotzebue*s Sound, to the mouth of Mackenzie 

 River ; but they are less general among them, and 

 of a smaller size. They appeared to stand in 

 commercial relations with the Tschukutskoi, and 

 to procure from them, particularly, dresses (Parkas) 

 of rein-deer skin, which they use : they do not 

 possess the animal itself. They are rich in morse- 

 teeth and other productions, procured from marine 

 animals, and are fond of trade. 



The Tschukutskoi hate the inhabitants of the 

 American coast, with whom they live in enmity and 

 war, and pictured them to us in the blackest colours. 

 In our intercourse with them, we observed only that 

 precaution which becomes a man capable of bearing 

 arms, towards strangers, and which we oi^u'selvcs 

 used towards them j but never perceived any thing 

 that could authorize in us a suspicion that they in- 

 tended treachery. Their riches in Russian goods, 

 iron, blue glass beads, &c., struck us very much. 

 If we understood the Tschukutskoi rightly, and 

 may credit them, they procure these goods, like 

 tlie Tschukutskoi themselves, from Colima. 

 Shall we believe that the trade of the Americans 

 has really opened a way to this market by sea, 

 round the Schclatzkoy-noss, or rather by niglit, 



