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from 100 to 150 feet in height to Nushagak. The usual anchorage is 
froma mile to amile and a half above Clark Point. Ekuk is an Eskimo 
village located on the bluff about 3 miles below the point. The west side 
is generally lower, but from Coffee Point to the northward blufis rise 
from 50 to 200 feet. 
The reconnaissance of the Lower Nushagak was made during the few 
days we were detained in the river. The principal points are located 
by triangulation and Clark Point by astronomical observations. The 
reduction of soundings to low water depended upon the tides during our 
stay. Itis to be regretted that we were unable to extend the soundings 
to the west shore. 
The Nushagak Packing Company have a cannery at Clark Point, 
and there are three others, also a trading station, on the river, the 
latter at Nushagak, formerly called Fort Alexander. Vessels of mod- 
erate draft can reach the canneries and with a little care find anchor- 
age with sufficient water even during the lowest tides. The timber 
line is well defined about 3 miles below the mouth of Wood River and 
extends to the westward as far as the eyecan reach. The weather was 
pleasant during our stay, and from all reports there is less fog in the 
Nushagak than in any other part of Bering Sea. 
Clark Point, foot of bluff, is in latitude 58° 49/ 14” N. and longitude 
158° 31/ 43.9” W. High water, full and change, 00° 53™ 008 (approxi- 
mate); rise, 24 feet; variation, 23° 40’ K. 
Cape Constantine, the southeast extremity of land at the entrance 
to the Nushagak, is very low, and shoals extend 10 or 12 miles to the 
southward and eastward, making its approach in thick weather very 
dangerous. There is said to be a channel between the cape and the 
first shoal, but the report requires verification. The coast increases 
in height to the westward of the cape, the headlands in Kulukak and 
Togiak bays reaching an altitude of 500 feet or more. e 
The Walrus Group is composed of three islands and three rocks, all 
above water, extending 16 miles east and west and about 6 miles north 
and south. Round Island, the easternmost of the group, lies W. 45S., 
36 miles from Cape Constantine. It is very nearly 2 miles in length, 
three-quarters of a mile wide, and about 800 feet high, its west end being 
in latitude 58° 36’ 09” N. and longitude 159° 57’ 51.7’ W. Crooked 
Isiand is between 4 and 5 miles in length and 2 miles at its greatest 
width. The eastern part is rather low, but toward the western extrem- 
ity the elevation is nearly equal to that of Round Island. There is 
quite a large bay on the northeast side, but we did not examine it. 
High Island, the westernmost of the group, is 4 miles in length, about 
a mile in width, and 900 feet or more in height. ; 
The Twins, 4 miles to the southward of Crooked Island, are two iso- 
lated rocks the larger 300 and the smaller 100 feet in height. Black 
Rock, about 150 feet high, lies 1 mile to the northward of the south 
end of Crooked Island. No other outlying dangers were seen in pass- 
ing between the islands and the mainland. From 6 to 10 fathoms were 
