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arriving at 3.40 p. m. At 3.55 p. m. we were under way down the 

 bay and out to sea. 



June 30: At 9.45 a. m. we came to anchor abreast of Vivinski vil- 

 lage, on the west side of Baroness Korfg Bay. No natives putting off 

 shore for the ship, at 10.10 a. m. the anchor was hoisted and we were 

 again under way. At 3.25 p. m. we anchored behind a sand spit which 

 forms General Skobeleff Harbor, in the northwest corner of the gulf. 

 At 7 p. m. Lieutenant Bertholf , Dr. Call, and myself went ashore to 

 communicate with the natives. We visited the village at the mouth 

 of Kultuznaya River. On our way Dr. Call shot several eider ducks. 

 Learning that a prominent deer man with 2,000 reindeer was a day's 

 journey inland, we hired a runner to go and notify him that a ship 

 was in the harbor and that the captain wished to buy reindeer. The 

 villagers were drying fish, long racks of which extended along the 

 beach. At 10 p. m. we returned to the ship. 



Summary for June: Traveled 2,921.4 miles; under steam and sail 

 1,722.9 miles; coal used, 164i tons. 



July 1: Skobeleff Harbor. Warm, sunny day. At 1.50 a. m. Lieu- 

 tenant Bertholf, Engineer Spear, Dr. Call, and myself went ashore at 

 the village to hire the natives to gather grass or moss for the reindeer 

 while en route. Had lunch on the beach and returned to the ship at 

 4.20 p. m. After dinner Dr. Call and Lieutenant Bertholf went 

 ashore to communicate with the natives. They found that the runner 

 sent last night for some cause had only gone part way to the deer man 

 and then returned. Another runner was secured and started off. 

 Lieutenant Ulke went hunting and returned with some ducks. 



July 2: Beautiful day. Temperature 63. Spent the day quietly 

 reading. As usual on Sunday, we distributed reading matter among 

 the crew, sailors, firemen, and cooks. 



July 3: Two deer men came off this morning and news was received 

 that there was a Russian trader at the village on Sibir Har))or, across 

 the bay. After breakfast Lieutenant Bertholf, Dr. Call, and myself 

 went in the steam launch to fetch the trader. He was found and 

 brought oft* to the ship as interpreter. Dr. Call could talk Russian 

 with the trader, and he in turn could talk Koriak with the natives. 

 While on shore Dr. Call took a number of photographs. In the vil- 

 lage were two large tents covered with reindeer skins and a large sod 

 house used as a store, which was without windows, all the light being- 

 received through the open door. The contents of the store were a few 

 boxes of trade goods and large piles of furs--bear, fox, squirrel, 

 wolverine, ermine, also swan and reindeer skins. 



Upon returning to the ship it was learned that the runner who 

 started off on Saturday night to notify the deer man while on route 

 had met a bear which had killed his dog and that he was so frightened 

 that he had turned and fled. Immediatelv two other men were secured 



