ACCOUNT OF THE FOX ISLANDS. 
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That to the south-west, is called Ulaga; that to the north¬ 
east, Tschiginsk; that to the north-west, Tana ; and that to the 
south-east, Chagamil. The two first are the largest, and about 
twenty miles in circumference. 
The latter islands appeared to the north-north-west about 
10 miles distant. They are said to be volcanic, and were 
once inhabited. At noon our latitude was 52° 34'. Towards 
evening we discovered the island of Unmade, one of the Fox 
islands, which extend in an unbroken range to North America. 
They derive their name from the number of black, dark- 
brown, and red foxes, with which they abound ; but the white 
species found in all the islands near Kamtschatka, are no 
where to be met wdth here. Ten miles from the south¬ 
western point of Umnak, on casting the lead, we found 55 
fathoms water, on a bed of black gravel. We drifted all night, 
and were carried by the stream 13 miles to the south-south¬ 
west. 
The island Umnak is level on its western side, but elevated 
towards the noth-east. It extends as far as the strait which 
separates it from Unalaschka, and terminates wdth mountains; 
several of which, rising above the others, are volcanic, and 
crowned with eternal snow. It stretches, from south-west 
to north-east, 55 miles in length. The strait between Umnak 
and Unalaschka is at least 2 miles and a half in width. About 
30 versts from the strait, and about 7 miles from Umnak, are 
two rocks, surrounded by water; whice, on the 31st of May, 
lav live miles distant toward the nort-west. We were then in 
latitude 52° 49'; and longitude 192° 45'. 
On the 1st of June, we found ourselves in the latitude of 
52° 53', and a longitude 193° 44'; the southern point of 
Unalaschka being 23 miles distant. From this point the 
shore gradually rises to the north-east into a mountain. 
On the 3d we w 7 ere off the island Spirkin separated to the 
east from Unalaschka by a strait about a mile in width. Towards 
noon we estimated the latitude at 33° 44', and the longitude 
at 193° 9'. As the form of the island Unalaschka has been 
accurately defined by many observations of Captain Cook, we 
that during the 25 days of our sailing from Petropau- 
lousk we had deviated 50 miles out of our course towards the 
east. 
In the forenoon seven Aleutians put off from Unalaschka in 
their single-seated baidar, and came up to our ship. Two of 
them, who spoke tolerably good Russian, offered to conduct 
us to a commodious anchoring-place. 
Soon after a large baidar. Covered with leather, came along 
