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The Tschuctchus are at heart, I think, a cowardly race, having great dread of our fire arms, and as a general thing, appear to be well disposed. From such, there is nothing to be feared. With the others I shall be kind, if they will allow it, but if not, take some decided step to chastise them.

This seems to me to be the only course, as the Tschuctchus differ from most wild people, having no chiefs or tribes, with whom treaties can be made, or to whom to enter complaints, but each [[left margin]](20)[[/left margin]] man seems to govern himself, and no one will be responsible for the ill doing of another.

I mention this, not because I apprehend any trouble, for I do not, but to let you know, what course I shall pursue in case of necessity, until I shall have received some instructions from you on the subject. 

Those accounts of these people, written by Mr. Philipans and others, are, I think, very erroneous, as they formed their ideas, almost entirely, from the "Chuansus", "Ulkagers" and others residing in the neighborhood of "Anadynsk" and Coleman"

These tribes have the greatest dread of the Tchuctchus, who know it, and therefore, as a cowardly race would do, take advantage of it in all their dealings. Their fear is founded entirely upon the skirmish, that took place a great many years ago at Crepast, when the Tchuctchus were all united, in which