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LOG BOOK OF THE "ST. PETER" 



(^ August 3, 1741- After Midday 



55 Khitrov's" journal: "The going out of the tide as well as the fog and rocky bottom 

 made our situation critical. On that account we changed our course to NNW." 



56 Archdeacon Stephen day is August 2. This island, the modern Chirikov Island, 

 would, according to Khitrov (see footnote 60, below), seem to have been named Tumannoi 

 (Foggy) Island. Cf. also Waxel's report, p. 272. 



