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I COULD perceive that they procured no furs by bar- ^ ^^^ ^• 



tering with the Americans, and that they got no fea otter ' * 



fkins, nor indeed furs of any kind, but what the Kodiac juiy." 

 Indians caught in hunting. "**'^ ^'' 



During my flay amongft the Ruffians, they were all 

 very bulily employed. Some were drefling green fea otter 

 fkins, others repairing their boats, and cleaning anus. 

 Moft of the Indians were out on a hunting party; the few 

 left behind were bufied in fitting darts to their fpears, and 

 making fnufF from tobacco, of which they feem very fond, 

 and their women in cooking and repairing canoes. 



It was very evident that this little party were under 

 great apprehenfions from the Americans. Indeed, the 

 chief gave me to underftand, that they had attempted to 

 furprife them feveral times, which made it abfolutely ne- 

 cefTary for them to be conftantly on their guard. He told 

 me, that they were a fet of favage, cruel people, but fpoke 

 much in favour of .the Oonalafka and Kodiac Indians. 



Having procured all the intelligence I could from the 

 Ruflian chief, I returned towards evening on board my 

 own vefTel. 



During the night the weather was very unfettled, and 

 the wind variable ; blowing at times in heavy fqualls from 

 the land, with calms by turns- 



At k,\fz\\ o'clock next morning I fent the whale-boat Saturday 22. 

 to the Ruflian fettlement, to learn what fuccefs thev had 

 had with the feine. The boat returned at nine o'clock, 



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