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breath, and rebuked him for drinking- it. Then I closed the door. I 

 went to see Shoolbok and Oozuk. and both denied having received or 

 given any whisk3\ Taminga and Oozuk are not friends. Hearing 

 that Captain Jack contemplated making a trip to Indian Point that 

 day. I said to Shoolook and Oozuk that the people had better sav to 

 Captain Jack that he must not return to the island, but take up his 

 residence elsewhere, as he had been for a long time a drunkard, a liar, 

 and a false witness. He was a polluter of the morals of the com- 

 munity. As he was really a Siberian, he ought to be ostracized. I 

 went to Captain Jack and told hmi that he had told me a falsehood 

 with reference to Oozuk and Shoolook. and that as long as he was 

 going to Indian Point he had better remain there. His attempt to 

 break down one of the doors of my house rendered him culpable when 

 the Bear should arrive. 1 told him that his evil course had bereft him 

 of friends at St. Lawrence Island, and now he had better seek a new 

 home. He accused me of crowding him and said he had bullets, and 

 got up and brandished his lists at me. coming close, but I did not 

 retreat. Then he went back and drew his knife, and was seized by 

 others as he came toward me, evidently intent on killing me. He 

 struggled to get away from his captors, and called on me to help him, 

 crying out that they were attempting to kill him. Shortly thereafter 

 1 walked to my house, wondering if Jack would execute his threats 

 with reference to the bullets. 



Later Toosik, Shoolook, Aminga, and Assoone came to me and made 

 an apology in behalf of the people. Jack's knife had been secured, 

 and I was told that he would be guarded. 



The Bear, Lieutenant Jarvis in command, came in the evening, and 

 Dr. Jackson and Lieutenant Berthotf came ashore, and Jack was finally 

 arrested and put in irons on board the Bear, to appeal" before the judge 

 at St. Michael. 



Abrahamsen and I were invited to take passage on the Bear, and 

 gladly did so. Said good-bye to the people, hopmg to meet them 

 again some time, and rejoiced that mv duty was done on the island 

 and that I could now go home. 



Wiixia:m Furman Doty. 



