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are not plentiful. We had whale steak and reindeer for 

 breakfast, and eider for dinner. 



Saturday, August 28 



Left Point Belcher about 9 A. M. for the southward, 

 with a fair wind which has held all day. Yesterday the 

 steam whaler " Mary and Helen " passed close to and 

 hailed the " Yukon " — she had twenty-two whales. The 

 " Alaska " was in sight to the northward and westward. 

 Temperature of the air in the morning 40 F. 



Sunday, August 29 



The fine breeze continued fair, and carried us rapidly on 

 our way past Cape Beaufort, Cape Lisburne, and on be- 

 yond Point Hope and Cape Thompson, which we nassed 

 before dark. Fulmars and murres are now more abundant. 

 Air in the evening 46 F. and water warmer. Off Cape 

 Lisburne we saw the " woollies " coming down in force. 

 In the midnight twilight the high hills beyond Cape 

 Thompson are clearly defined against the glowing sky, 

 while the major part of the sky is overcast. 



Monday, August 30 



To-day we have been gradually running in toward 

 Escholtz Bay, with rather too much light wind. Passed 

 Cape Krusenstern about 5.30 P. M. We saw a couple 

 of tents and a larger settlement a few miles farther to the 

 east. We have had exceptionally fine weather and smooth 

 sailing all the way from Pt. Belcher; quite a delightful 

 experience has our Arctic navigation been as a whole. 



The face of the country is generally made up of high 

 hills with some intervening valleys and long stretches of 

 very low land adjoining the sound in many places. Cape 

 Krusenstern is a low point, hard to see even a few miles 

 away. Air 46 ° at 11.30 P. M. 



Tuesday, August 31 



About 6.30 A. M. we anchored near Chamisso Island, 

 Escholtz Bay. Salmon berries, whortleberries, service 



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