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a half; and, at high water, two, or two 
and a half. In June, this river affords 
red gudgeons, foles, or the large fort of 
halbut; in Auguft, the Kitfchug : but, in 
winter, there is hardly any fifh to be got. 
The number of inhabitants on this ifland 
cannot well be afcertained ; becaufe they 
remove from one iiland to another with 
their whole families, crofs the freights in 
great Baidars (a) between the iilands, and 
fettle in fuch as they find the pleafanteft 
and beft provided. 
II. The iiland of Kan ah a is diftant 
from the former about twenty werfts, and 
is about two hundred werfts in circum- 
ference. Among the many high mountains 
in this ifland, is a remarkable one, called 
the Horelaai Sopka, that is, the Burning 
Top, where the inlanders fetch brimftone in 
fummer. 
(a) Baidars arc large boats, made of whales 
ribs, bound together with hoops, and covered 
over with the (kins of fca-dogs, fea-cows, and 
ether lea animals. 
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