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of Lagopus albus with the snow topped mountain of a short distance made the scene more arctic than the temperature which was about 38 would indicate. Although not a standing tree or bush was in sight yet the border of the river and the surrounding tundra for miles was covered with logs scattered either  [[strikethrough]] lou  [[strikethrough]]  singly or even in winrows two or three feet deep lay profusely about. This wood is drifted down the Yukon and stranded here during high tides thus furnishing the inhabitants all along the woodless districts of the coast with more or less of this valuable article. 
As we were preparing camp a small bidarra came into the mouth of the stream and seeing our tent the natives on board kept up a continuous fussillade until they landed near us and my natives were also very anxious to reply but were restrained. The new arrivals proved to be the men of an old Aleut who lives at the mouth of the Yukon on their way to the Redoubt after trading goods.
During the evening I obtained 4 fine white fish, called here "Nelé-man", for a box of cops. 
During the evening my man Alexis pointed out the "Milky Way" and said the natives

Transcription Notes:
bidarra, not fidarra, alternative name for a bidarkie