1881.] Chukchi and Namollo People of Eastern Siberia. 859 
Imperial Geographical Society of St. Petersburg! which I have 
not seen, but which is summarized in a note in the Royal Geo- 
graphical Society’s Proceedings for June, 1881.2 According to 
‘the editor, Lieut. Nordqvist’s observations are as follows: 
“According to Lieut. Nordqvist the stationary and nomad 
Chukchis both belong to the same race, and call themselves in 
the singular ‘Chau-chau,’ and in the plural ‘Chau-chau-ate.’ 
These people, he says, live to the north of Cape Chukotsky, and 
must not be confounded with the true Eskimo who live to the 
south of it, chiefly on the shores of the Gulf of Anadyrsk, as far 
as Cape Oliutorsky, a fact which Lieut. Nordqvist urges, is incon- 
testably proved by a comparison of the idioms in the languages 
of the two peoples.” 
While not holding Lieut. Nordqvist responsible for the literal 
words of the above note, it was evident that some misapprehen- 
sions entered into his suppositions concerning the people on the 
coast referred to, as well as some errors of my own to be cor- 
rected. This called my attention to the subject, and induced me 
to overhaul my notes and look up the Russian literature of the 
Subject, trusting that to Lieut. Nordqvist’s valuable investigations 
in regard to the people on the north coast of Siberia, west of 
East cape, some facts might be added in regard to those on the 
fastern and southern shore of the same great peninsula. 
On the Siberian coast south and west from East cape, the 
Vega spent less than a day at St. Lawrence bay, and little more 
than a day and a half at Konyam bay, a length of time insuffi- 
cient to give to the members of the party more than a cursory 
glimpse of the people, without affording any ground for positive 
Statements; as indeed is frankly admitted by these gentlemen 
(according to Stein’s digest of their publications), who express 
themselves with due reserve in regard to the ethnological prob- 
lems of this section of the coast. 
The summary of the season’s work was written by me while 
on the voyage home, having then seen only Palander’s narrative, 
which appeared in the Scientific American Supplement, Nos. 231 
and 232: There being little doubt that at some former time the 
Eskimo had occupied the north coast of Siberia as far west as 
Koliuchin bay ; the description of the manners and customs given 
by Palander of the dwellers on that coast agreeing precisely with 
* Published in its Bull. fascic. 11 of 1881. 
*L.' ce. p. 36, 
