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They were in pairs or in small flocks.  A number of Kittiwake gulls were also about, also a few specimens of Uria columba and of Uria arra.  I also noted some other small auks and Guillemots and some Eider but was unable to identify them.  About 10 a.m. three Emperor Geese flew by the ship heading for St. Lawrence Is. and in the evening two specimens of Tringa Semipalmata [[strikethrough]][[muj?tella]] [[/strikethrough]] came flying about the boat.  The first ice belt was passed between 12 m. & 5 a.m.  About 10 a.m. another belt was sighted and passed during the afternoon.  Another schooner was sighted standing in the same course with us.  Lost sight of St. Lawrence in the afternoon and at 7 p.m. we are nearly becalmed with a heavy swell, a light rain set in and an ice belt lies to the eastward--All [[strikethrough]] day [[/strikethrough]] of yesterday we were passing fragments of driftwood from the Youkon and pieces of grassy rushes &c were almost all the time in sight.

The water was [[strikethrough]] was [[/strikethrough]] tinged with a muddy hue which  more decided today allthough we are about 100 miles from the mouth of the river 

One of the large white Fulmass (Diomedea brachyura) was seen in the morning, such as were common in Akontan Pass off Onnalaska Is.

Off mouth of the Yukon  June 18 1877~ Sighted Cape  and Stewart's Island before noon but made little progress.  Dead calm in the afternoon and we drifted rapidly to the south.  Did some dredging and secured several Radiates and crustaceans in 24 fathoms - about 75 miles off shore --

Off Stewart Island, June 19 1877  In the morning found we were off Pastolik and in sight off the mouth of the Yukon

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Yukon misspelled