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where he hti8 spent a miiiil)er of years. He speaks English and Rus- 

 sian fluently, and proved serviceable as an interpreter during our stay 

 in port. Before leaving the ship we were invited to call upon him 

 whenever we had need of his services. 



After dinner I accompanied Lieutenant Jarvis ashore to call upon 

 the ispravnik (governor), who represents the authority of the Russian 

 Government over the lower part of the peninsula, and is magistrate, 

 governor, and chief of police for this whole section. 



Upon reaching the governor's house we found that he had gone out. 

 Leaving our cards, we called upon the lieutenant-governor. He, also, 

 was out. We then went to the Russian Sealskin Company's store, and 

 afterwards returned to the ship. 



June I'J, Sunday, after breakfast, we went ashore to attend the 

 Ru.sso-Greek Church, morning service being at i) o'clock. There were 

 about loo present. The singing and chanting were good. Father P. 

 Donskoi, the senior priest, although but ()5 years of age, had the 

 appearance of being 76 or 80. For many years he made 3,000 miles 

 a year with dog teams, traveling al)out his extensive diocese. The 

 hardships of such travel in this semiarctic region have broken him 

 down. During the service the comnumion was administered to some 

 ])abes in arms. There were no seats in the church, and all remained 

 standing during a service that lasted two hours. After service we 

 returned to the ship, and soon after Governor Oshurkoff came, Avith 

 Mr. Jacovlert' as interpreter, to call upon us. Mr. P. Oshurkoff is a 

 large, well-f(jrmed man, with a face that indicates force of character. 

 They were jiccompanied by Mr. G. Chupiatoff', agent of the Russian 

 Sealskin Compain'. 



June V.K after breakfast, the captain and myself went ashore sight- 

 seeing, also to secure what information we could with reference to 

 procuring reindeer. Interviews were had with the governor, employ- 

 ees of the fur company, and private citizens, but the man who could 

 give us the fullest and most reliable information was Capt. Philip H. 

 Powers, genei'al manager of the fur company, (^aj)tain Powers is an 

 American, from New London, Conn., who came out here thirty-tive 

 years ago as a whaler and has made his home in this section ever since. 

 A few^ years ago he went into the sei'vice of the fur company, and step 

 by step has ])econie their general manager. He now spends his win- 

 ters in Japan, but was expected to arrive at this port in a few days. 



The principal o])jects of interest in the place are the memorials of 

 early exploration. One of these is a cenotaph, sent out from Russia 

 and erected to the memory of Bering, who fitted out his expedition and 

 sailed from this bay to discovei- Alaska and explore Bering Sea. His 

 remains are ])uried on Bering Island, one of the Commander group. 

 His cenotaph is in the yard of the Russian Church. 



