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a few yards in advance. We made presents to the Workmen and women employed about the Redoubt and also made a Christmas call upon them.
The Russian workman gave us an invitation to a Christmas dinner and as his house [[strikethrough]]was[[/strikethrough]] is small asked to serve it in our dining room. We accepted his invitation and although the dinner could have been improved upon yet the good will with which it was offered covered many sins. We were through dinner but a short time when to our surprise two sleds came in and we recognized Mr. Fredricks and his assistant from Anvik. They reported that Mr. Gersner from the same place came to the other side with them. 
The poorga caused them to loose their way while crossing the bay and they reached the shore some distance from the Redoubt then followed the shore to the place. 
In the evening our Christmas dinner proper was served up and consisted of soup, roast goose, Canned vegetables, Plum pudding &c making a very fair outlay to which full justice was done by all parties.

-Dec. 26-
Six sleds left the station on the opposite shore, for the Yukon this a.m.

-Dec. 26- Nothing of interest-

Transcription Notes:
Poorga (or purga) is a violent blizzard of very fine snow in the eastern Asiatic tundra, Russia, and Siberia.