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THE PACIFIC OCEAN. 
fack, Hands for the firft acknowledged difcoverer of Kamt¬ 
fchatka *. 
This perfon was fent, in the year 1697, from the fort Ja- 
kutzk to the Anadirlk, in the quality of commiffary, with 
inftrudiions to call in the affiftance of the Koriacs, with a 
view to the difcovery of countries beyond theirs, and to the 
fubjedting them to a tribute. In 1699, he penetrated, with 
about lixty Ruffian foldiers, and the fame number of Cof- 
facks, into the heart of the peninfula, gained the Tigil, and 
from thence levying a tribute in furs, in his progrefs eroded 
over to the River Kamtfchatka, on which he built the higher 
Kamtfchatka oftrog , called Verchnei, where he left a gar- 
rifon of fixteen Coffacks, and returned to Jakutzk in 1700, 
with an immenfe quantity of rare and valuable tributary 
furs. Thefe he had the good fenfe and policy to accompany 
to Mofcow, and, in recompence for his fervices, was ap¬ 
pointed Commander of the fort of Jakutzk, with farther 
orders to repair again to Kamtfchatka, having firft drawn 
from the garrifon at Tobolfk a reinforcement of a hundred 
Coffacks, with ammunition, and whatever elfe could give 
efficacy to the completion and fettlement of his late difeo- 
veries. Advancing with this force toward the Anadirlk, he 
fell in with a bark on the River t Tungufka, laden with 
Chinefe merchandize, which he pillaged; and, in confe- 
quence of a remonftrance from the bufferers to the Ruf¬ 
fian court, he was feized upon at Jakutzk, and thrown into 
prifon. 
* 779 - 
Oftober. 
* It is proper to remark, that AtlafToff fent an advanced party, under the command of 
a fubaltern, called Lucas Molofkoff, who certainly penetrated into Kamtfchatka, and re¬ 
turned with an account of his fuccefs, before AtlafToff fet out, and is therefore not tmjuftly 
mentioned as the Difcoverer of Kamtfchatka. 
t This river empties itfelf into the Jenefei. 
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