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seal-skins tied by a pole, to the Gabriel and came on board and 
the others, seeing that no harm befel him, came nearer the vessel 
shortly afterward (M. B. C.). The interpreters had some difficulty 
in understanding all the natives said, but it was gathered from 
their conversation that these people called themselves Chukchi 
(or by an analogous name) ; that they were acquainted with the 
Russians, by report or otherwise, that there were numerous settle- 
ments of their people along this shore ; that the Anadyr River lay 
far to the west (L.) ; that to the south and east lay anisland which 
would soon be visible to the people on the Gabriel if they continued 
on the course they were then steering ; that in the vicinity of this 
island the shore of the mainland changes its direction and extends 
beyond to the north and then to the westward (B. M. C. H.). 
The man who had boarded the vessel was given some presents and 
sent back to the native boat, in the hope that he would persuade 
his comrades to come on board the Gabriel, but, suspecting some 
evil design, the natives pulled away toward the shore and disap- 
peared. According to Bergh, Chaplin’s journal expresses regret 
that more important information could not be obtained owing to 
the difficulty in interpreting what was said by the Chukchi. At 
noon the latitude was estimated to be 64° 30’. In the afternoon 
the cape mentioned by the Chukchis was seen. 
Notes.—The account given in Bering’s report, and variously rendered 
by Miller, Brooks, D’Anville and Campbell, differs in several details 
from that given in Chaplin’s journal and described by Bergh and Lau- 
ridsen. The various English versions of both fail in clearly rendering the 
important point gained by this interview with the natives, which was, 
that, at a short distance, the main coast changes its direction and 
turns to the north and west. These Chukchis pointed the way to the 
strait for the party on the Gabriel, and their account proved to be 
accurate in every particular. 
The people of this part of the coast call themselves Tsau-chu, which 
is their tribal name. The similar name of another branch living near 
the Anadyr River has been corrupted into the word Chuk-chi, by the 
Russians, from which we derive our general name for these people. 
Lauridsen says ‘‘ Breden var 64° 41’” which in the American edition 
stands, ‘‘the longitude (sic) was 64° 41’.” But the original and all the 
variants of Bering’s own report make the latitude 64° 30’ which is 
correct. If it had been 64° 41’ they would have been north of their own 
position for Transfiguration Bay, from which their course had been 
S.S.E., therefore the 41’ is certainly erroneous. 
On Bering’s chart he refers to the point of the coast where the shore 
changes its direction under the name Chukotskago Noss, which means 
the promontory of the Chukchi, though this is not the same as the 
