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Peter and Ahlatioali came aboard, and at *J.35 a. m. the ship got under 

 way. Came to anchor at 10.30 a. m. During the day the leading 

 deer man in this region, and the one for whom we waited in vain 

 all the week, arrived and remained on shipboard until we were about 

 to go to sea in the evening. He had a little boy with him about 10 

 or 12 3'ears old. At 8 p. m. Lieutenant Bertholf and men returned to 

 the ship, having secured 296 bags of moss. At 8.10 hove anchor and 

 returned across the bay. Peter, Ahlaticah, and attendants were sent 

 ashore at 9.20 p. m., and at 10.15 p. m. we started for the sea and 

 Alaska. 



Jul}^ 10: Six fawns died from seasickness and were thrown over- 

 board. In the evening sighted land (Cape Navarin). The cape is 

 formed by a range of mountains extending seaward and ending in a 

 peak 1,690 feet high, from the eastern flank of which the rock descends 

 almost perpendicularly into the sea. It is surrounded by a group of 

 peaks ranging from 1,200 to 2,300 feet high. 



Jul}' 11: Having crossed the one hundred and eightieth degree of 

 longitude, we changed from eastern to western time, making a day. 

 At 8 p. m. land was sighted on the Asiatic coast, and at 10.30 p. m, 

 St. Lawrence Island was sighted. 



Jul}^ 12: At 7.05 a. m. dropped anchor at Indian Point. A large 

 number of natives came aboard the ship, among them being Koharri, 

 who has a herd of reindeer. He promises Lieutenant Jarvis to let 

 him have some for the Government. Both Koharri and his adult son 

 were under the influence of liquor. At 11.35 a. m. hoisted anchor 

 and steamed over to Gamljell, St. Lawrence Island, where we dropped 

 anchor at 5.20 p. m. Lieutenant Bertholf and myself at once went on 

 shore, the lieutenant taking a number of empt}^ sacks with him for moss 

 for the reindeer. After distributing the sacks among the natives we 

 proceeded with Mr. Doty and Abrahamsen, who had met us at the land- 

 ing, to the mission houses. As Mr. Doty's and Abrahamsen's time 

 had expired, they immediately commenced preparations for departure. 

 The house was fastened up and their baggage sent to the landing. In 

 the meantime word had been sent to Lieutenant Jarvis that some of 

 the natives had secured whisky from the Avhalers and one had attempted 

 the life of the missionary, in response to which an officer and some 

 sailors were sent ashore to arrest Captain Jack (Sa})lah), the guilty 

 one, and take him to the ship in irons, which was done. 



Mr. Dot}^ reported that from the latter part of April to the early 

 part of June there was an epidemic of influenza, which had afl'ected 

 every person in the community. During the prevalence of the 

 epidemic there were 7 deaths in a population of about 300; 5 of 

 these deaths occurred within forty -eight hours, and 1 of the sufl'erers 

 had been killed by their relatives and friends at their own request. 



