SAHYTSCHEW ? S TRAVE h S' 1 .‘ 
four others, in separate baidars. To one of them I gave the 
lead to sound the depth, where I conceived it necessary, while 
I myself kept the compass, and where it was practicable I went 
on shore. By this means, X effected a complete survey of Cap- 
tain s-haven. in one day. its entrance is divided by the moun¬ 
tainous island Amaknak into two straits, which run into it; that 
to the east, is about a mile in width, and in the middle of the 
entrance, from 22 to 23 fathoms deep, although a little more 
to the north-east towards the main sea, the-water is more than* 
a hundred fathoms deep. Nearer the internal part of the 
haven, towards the south, the depth and ground are very va¬ 
rious. At first the water decreases from 23 to 10 fathoms, 
the ground consisting of fine sand: at the distance of about 
three cables, the depth is from 9 to 10 fathoms, and the 
ground stony; after this, the depth increases to 25 fathoms*, 
with a muddy bottom. A quarter of a mile from the entrance 
near the island, is the gulf of Udachta, about half a mile 
broad, and, on the side next the ocean, borderedwith a strong: 
bank. The water in its centre is from 17 to £0 fathoms deep, 
and its bottom muddy. From this bay to the distance of two 
miles, as far as the village of llluluk, is a good anchoring-place, 
with 8 or 9 fathoms water, and a muddy bottom. Here the 
road becomes disproporiionably narrow, curving out to the 
west, and penetrating into the island of A maknak, which 
shelters it from wind and weather. On entering the straits, 
care must be taken to run in on the left side of some masses of 
stone, which rise above the water. They are about 60 fathoms 
distant from the shore, but the water here is not more than 
from 5 to 8 fathoms, while that on the right side, is at most 
only 3 fathoms and a half. About a mile and half beyond the 
village, the island of Amaknak terminates, and you enter the 
inner part of ' Captain's-bay. It is about a mile broad, but 
towards the south extends three miles and a half, having in the 
centre 50 fathoms water, which becomes shallower as you pro¬ 
ceed, the ground being always muddy. On the main shore, a. 
brook descends from the mountains, to the right of which lie 
four small islands. It was behind these islands that Captain 
Laweschew lay a winter at anchor. 
My Aleutians pointed out to me a hillock on the shore, 
which they said was the spot where the jurts for the crew stood; 
but at present no vestige of a human abode remained, except a 
decayed wooden dross, on which, with much difficulty, I deci¬ 
phered the following inscriptione —“ Captain Laweschew here 
passed the winter of 1708-9, with his ships.” The proper and 
, securest entranced to Captain’s-haven, or bay, is at the southern 
point of the island of Amaknak, on its right: side from the. 
